Kyiv vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$456
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
22
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6330th and 4743rd ($879 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4632nd and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$5508

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987