Kyiv vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$367
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
20
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.18M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 15% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6536th and 6017th ($760 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4566th and 6150th 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
$7.71
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$9496

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964