Kyiv vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$445
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4534th ($850 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4484th and 339th 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
$7.61
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581