Kyiv vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$456
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$223
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
55
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 89% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6330th and 8825th ($879 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ukraine and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 4632nd and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Medan

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Kyiv Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$10637

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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 Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534