Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Okinawa vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 18.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Okinawa
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Okinawa
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Okinawa
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Okinawa
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Okinawa
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Okinawa

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

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Okinawa vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$9.99 ¥1,578	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$6.99 ¥1,105	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.49 ¥236	+86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.97 ¥153	+70.0%
Average			+2.8%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Okinawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$2.10 ¥332	+140.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$8.88 ¥1,404	+73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$6.07 ¥959	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$1.80 ¥284	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$2.20 ¥348	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$1.69 ¥266	+204.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$1.20 ¥190	+69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$1.00 ¥157	+18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$2.32 ¥366	+82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$1.10 ¥174	+288.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$1.15 ¥181	+440.7%
Average			+86.6%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Kiev	Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$4.10 ¥648	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$66.02 ¥10,432	+492.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,143.33 ¥3M	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$31.70 ¥5,008	+447.0%
Average			+41.1%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Kiev	Okinawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$52.72 ¥8,331	+697.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$405.22 ¥64,030	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$327.24 ¥51,709	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$121.76 ¥19,239	+59.0%
Average			-2.4%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of housing

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$332.14 ¥52,484	-19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$5,598.72 ¥885K	-62.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$2.00 ¥316	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$4.16 ¥657	+144.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$3.92 ¥620	+13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$71.70 ¥11,330	+96.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$12.02 ¥1,899	+115.8%
Average			+88.4%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Okinawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$49.67 ¥7,848	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$23.41 ¥3,699	-41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$80.24 ¥12,679	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$96.22 ¥15,204	-19.8%
Average			-28.4%

Kiev vs. Okinawa - Cost of clothing

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