Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 43.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kiev or Tokyo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.