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Saitama vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 56.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Saitama
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 90.7% more in Saitama
Housing: pay 81.6% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 53.5% more in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.4% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Saitama

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Saitama are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saitama.

Saitama vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$5.68 ¥882	-32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.68 ¥727	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.74 ¥114	+9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.68 ¥106	+47.1%
Average			+0.3%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.75 ¥272	+123.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.86 ¥755	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$5.51 ¥857	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.21 ¥343	+9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.64 ¥410	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$2.63 ¥408	+375.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$1.06 ¥164	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.76 ¥273	+106.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$2.64 ¥410	+160.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$1.44 ¥224	+287.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.76 ¥118	+199.2%
Average			+122.6%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.43 ¥688	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$24.99 ¥3,883	+315.3%
Average			+90.7%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$32.74 ¥5,087	+365.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$417.65 ¥64,886	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$245.02 ¥38,067	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$105.54 ¥16,396	+30.3%
Average			+81.6%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of housing

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pay 53.5% more for childcare

	Kiev	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$271.75 ¥42,219	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$18,376.64 ¥2,854,995	+134.2%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.00 ¥311	+85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$3.01 ¥467	+83.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.01 ¥623	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$66.16 ¥10,278	+71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$11.69 ¥1,817	+142.9%
Average			+84.4%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$36.75 ¥5,710	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$26.73 ¥4,153	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$57.87 ¥8,991	-40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$66.82 ¥10,382	-39.0%
Average			-37.8%

Kiev vs. Saitama - Cost of clothing

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