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Tokyo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.1 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 66.0% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.48	$8.02 ¥1,277	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH263.20	$5.01 ¥798	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.51	$1.16 ¥185	+72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.26	$0.84 ¥134	+81.8%
Average			+33.1%

Kiev vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.23	$1.55 ¥247	+98.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.23	$7.21 ¥1,148	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.75	$5.71 ¥910	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.10	$2.33 ¥371	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.54	$3.52 ¥561	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.18	$2.38 ¥379	+330.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.63	$1.18 ¥188	+62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.28	$2.48 ¥394	+190.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.22	$2.64 ¥420	+161.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.31	$1.43 ¥227	+282.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.08	$1.48 ¥236	+485.1%
Average			+160.1%

Kiev vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH232.10	$4.50 ¥716	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.45	$73.51 ¥11,705	+618.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH263.20	$30.07 ¥4,788	+399.6%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.89	$33.44 ¥5,325	+375.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,571.53	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,523.65	$642.24 ¥102K	+70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,541.10	$122.16 ¥19,452	+50.9%
Average			+141.5%

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pay 66.0% more for childcare

	Kiev	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,318.62	$519.69 ¥82,752	+39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+92.8%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.38	$4.01 ¥638	+270.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.57	$3.43 ¥546	+109.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.34	$4.01 ¥638	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,686.51	$68.19 ¥10,858	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.56	$12.70 ¥2,022	+163.7%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,000.52	$56.84 ¥9,051	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,565.44	$40.48 ¥6,446	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,242.84	$62.67 ¥9,980	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,790.30	$90.37 ¥14,390	-17.5%
Average			-14.2%

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