Kyiv vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$419
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
56
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
2.95M
458K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 45% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6450th and 3932nd ($795 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Estonia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 4556th and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Tallinn

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Kyiv Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$7079

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467