Kyiv vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$431
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 32% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4646th ($853 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5360th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Taipei

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Kyiv Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$16947

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612