Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 19.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% more in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Yokosuka

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

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Yokosuka vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$6.33 ¥992	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$5.06 ¥794	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$1.28 ¥200	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$0.85 ¥133	+48.7%
Average			-27.3%

Kiev vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.52 ¥238	+73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$5.18 ¥813	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$5.37 ¥843	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$2.04 ¥320	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$2.87 ¥450	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$2.58 ¥405	+366.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$1.26 ¥197	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.43 ¥225	+70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.90 ¥298	+49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$1.17 ¥183	+312.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$1.18 ¥186	+457.6%
Average			+88.8%

Kiev vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$4.11 ¥645	-38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$62.63 ¥9,825	+462.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$25.94 ¥4,069	+347.7%
Average			+37.2%

Kiev vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$31.63 ¥4,962	+378.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$537.76 ¥84,355	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$316.33 ¥49,621	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$101.00 ¥15,844	+31.9%
Average			+2.2%

Kiev vs. Yokosuka - Cost of housing

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$577.35 ¥90,566	+40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$14,711.34 ¥2M	-2.3%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$2.53 ¥397	+89.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$2.85 ¥447	+67.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$3.80 ¥595	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$44.29 ¥6,947	+21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$11.39 ¥1,786	+104.4%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$50.30 ¥7,890	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$35.85 ¥5,624	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$60.73 ¥9,527	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$98.06 ¥15,382	-18.3%
Average			-25.1%

Kiev vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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