Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 58.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$4.65
₴182.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.49
₴19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.39
₴15.37
|
|
pay 67.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$3.21
₴126.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$3.15
₴124.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$1.56
₴61.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.22
₴8.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.47
₴18.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.50
₴19.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.72
₴28.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.17
₴6.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.25
₴9.91
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$3.81
₴150.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$7.13
₴280.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$3.35
₴131.85
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$0.85
₴33.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$0.96
₴37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$18.82
₴741.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$2.98
₴117.18
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
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