Kyiv vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$456
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1402
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1941
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
2.95M
458K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 45% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6330th and 3511th ($879 vs $1601) 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 0.5 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 4632nd and 345th 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
$8.82
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$8113

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503