Kyiv vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$419
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
20
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 7% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6450th and 6257th ($795 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4556th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$7706

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934