Kyiv vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyiv	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$879	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$456	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	2.95M	159K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 9% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6330th and 5871st ($879 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4632nd and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Praia

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	Kyiv	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$952	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$376	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7835	$3216

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$516
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$586
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$498
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$475
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$440
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$879
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$439
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$479
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$496
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$406
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$503
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$793
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$426
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$921
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$465
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$656
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$884
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$790
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$947
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$546
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$629
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$510
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$670
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$815
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1164
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$964
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$718
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$735
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$830
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$561

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506