Kyiv vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$454
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 25% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6441st and 4849th ($882 vs $1168) 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 5524th and 4347th 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
$9.05
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$5515

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010