Kyiv vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$367
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
92
😀 Quality of life
65
85
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.36M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 50% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6536th and 3308th ($760 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4566th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Prague

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Kyiv Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$11372

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002