Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 59.7% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 81.0% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 63.9% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Japan
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Japan

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$6.75 ¥1,066	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$5.10 ¥805	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$1.13 ¥179	+54.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$0.76 ¥120	+53.0%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ukraine	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$1.53 ¥241	+110.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$5.55 ¥877	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$5.56 ¥879	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$2.01 ¥318	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$2.85 ¥450	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$2.16 ¥342	+348.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$1.08 ¥171	+56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$1.54 ¥243	+110.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$1.92 ¥303	+74.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$1.10 ¥174	+247.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$1.08 ¥170	+356.6%
Average			+100.2%

Ukraine vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$4.11 ¥649	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$63.20 ¥9,986	+356.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$24.65 ¥3,895	+398.1%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Ukraine	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$33.54 ¥5,300	+472.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$546.58 ¥86,367	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$360.78 ¥57,008	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$113.26 ¥17,897	+67.5%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 63.9% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$417.01 ¥65,893	+57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+70.1%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$2.57 ¥406	+131.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$3.06 ¥483	+128.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$3.83 ¥605	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$53.31 ¥8,424	+92.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$11.73 ¥1,853	+181.5%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Ukraine	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$46.32 ¥7,320	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$31.33 ¥4,950	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$59.45 ¥9,394	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$81.04 ¥12,805	-8.0%
Average			-15.5%

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