Kyiv vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$431
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
55
😀 Quality of life
64
47
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 88% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6533rd and 8852nd ($853 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 5360th and 6943rd 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
$9.21
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550