Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.9 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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