Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 62.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 39.0% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$7.59 ¥1,200	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$5.06 ¥800	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.64 ¥259	+105.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.89 ¥140	+55.4%
Average			-18.8%

Kiev vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$1.71 ¥270	+95.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$5.29 ¥836	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$5.75 ¥909	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.26 ¥358	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$3.08 ¥487	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$2.15 ¥340	+288.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$1.07 ¥170	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$1.96 ¥309	+131.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$2.39 ¥377	+88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$1.53 ¥241	+438.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$1.46 ¥231	+588.3%
Average			+107.9%

Kiev vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$4.08 ¥645	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$63.27 ¥9,997	+467.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$28.47 ¥4,499	+391.3%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$30.33 ¥4,793	+358.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$692.48 ¥109K	+101.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$113.45 ¥17,926	+48.2%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+226.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+21.2%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$3.80 ¥600	+183.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$3.56 ¥563	+109.4%
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	$66.31 ¥10,478	+82.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$12.65 ¥1,999	+127.1%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$55.50 ¥8,770	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$32.95 ¥5,207	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$65.04 ¥10,278	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$70.74 ¥11,178	-41.0%
Average			-29.5%

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