Kyiv vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$431
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 27% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4843rd ($853 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5360th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Medina

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Kyiv Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077