Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 31.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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