Kyiv vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$419
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
71
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6450th and 3292nd ($795 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4556th and 796th 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
$7.27
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$10359

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$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489