Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 32.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.0% less in Kiev
- Groceries
-
pay 54.3% less in Kiev
- Transportation
-
pay 27.8% less in Kiev
- Housing
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pay 53.5% less in Kiev
- Childcare
-
pay 39.5% less in Kiev
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 56.3% less in Kiev
- Clothing
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pay 20.4% more in Kiev
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kiev.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,011
|
$7.22
UAH301.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥809
|
$6.02
UAH251.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$0.62
UAH25.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥116
|
$0.40
UAH16.86
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥254
|
$0.76
UAH31.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,088
|
$4.34
UAH181.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥914
|
$4.03
UAH168.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥324
|
$1.57
UAH65.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥507
|
$1.92
UAH80.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥369
|
$0.34
UAH14.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$0.70
UAH29.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥411
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥375
|
$0.91
UAH37.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥196
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥686
|
$5.14
UAH214.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,098
|
$9.39
UAH392.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,378,248
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,536.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,326
|
$4.48
UAH187.03
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,945
|
$5.76
UAH240.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,862
|
$582.58
UAH24,327.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,476
|
$351.09
UAH14,660.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,801
|
$74.50
UAH3,110.89
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,764
|
$373.81
UAH15,609.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,251,407
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,870.05
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$1.20
UAH50.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥528
|
$1.45
UAH60.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥607
|
$2.38
UAH99.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,423
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,921
|
$4.82
UAH201.11
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,163
|
$66.82
UAH2,790.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,722
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,841
|
$91.04
UAH3,801.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,864
|
$90.26
UAH3,769.07
|
|
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