Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Kobe vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 67.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Kobe
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Kobe

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kobe are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Kobe. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kobe.

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Kobe vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kobe instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.28	$7.59 ¥1,198	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.20	$4.87 ¥769	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.90	$1.17 ¥184	+45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.59	$0.60 ¥95	+5.4%
Average			-4.6%

Kiev vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.30	$1.29 ¥204	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.03	$6.33 ¥999	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.27	$5.78 ¥912	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.75	$2.05 ¥324	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.14	$3.16 ¥498	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.84	$3.53 ¥558	+538.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.91	$1.36 ¥215	+91.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.89	$2.28 ¥359	+169.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.93	$3.54 ¥559	+179.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$1.72 ¥272	+507.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.53	$1.58 ¥249	+643.5%
Average			+204.4%

Kiev vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.39	$4.10 ¥647	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.28	$63.27 ¥9,986	+467.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.15	$28.47 ¥4,493	+391.3%
Average			+197.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH296.89	$31.16 ¥4,918	+371.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,416.10	$687.49 ¥109K	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,431.82	$463.95 ¥73,227	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,437.84	$111.27 ¥17,563	+45.3%
Average			+115.0%

Kiev vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,454.90	$322.65 ¥50,926	-21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH676K	$6,149.41 ¥971K	-59.2%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.03	$2.06 ¥326	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.40	$2.34 ¥369	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.09	$3.48 ¥549	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,634.88	$46.39 ¥7,323	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.14	$11.39 ¥1,797	+104.4%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,333.70	$50.30 ¥7,938	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,784.34	$25.31 ¥3,994	-36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,322.45	$45.97 ¥7,256	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,387.67	$65.37 ¥10,318	-45.5%
Average			-41.6%

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