Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.8 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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