Kyiv vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$367
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
71
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
2.95M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6536th and 2922nd ($760 vs $1642) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4566th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561