Kyiv vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$367
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
52
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 52% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6536th and 8502nd ($760 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4566th and 6617th 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
$7.71
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465