Kyiv vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$454
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
55
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 91% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6441st and 8850th ($882 vs $461) 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5524th and 6907th 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
$9.05
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572