Kyiv vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$419
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6450th and 4715th ($795 vs $1158) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4556th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$18424

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605