Kyiv vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$431
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6533rd and 3485th ($853 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5360th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Riyadh

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Kyiv Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.14
🥤 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
$513
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459