Kyiv vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$445
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 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 6262nd and 2911th ($850 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4484th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529