Kyiv vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$419
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
52
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 53% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6450th and 8536th ($795 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Ukraine and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4556th and 6659th 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
$7.27
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$11482

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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 Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544