Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 32.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Japan, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$5.53
UAH224.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$5.04
UAH204.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.61
UAH24.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.41
UAH16.66
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.59
UAH24.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$3.81
UAH154.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$3.66
UAH148.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.72
UAH69.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.29
UAH11.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.67
UAH27.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.67
UAH27.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.83
UAH33.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.21
UAH8.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.33
UAH13.39
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$5.08
UAH206.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$10.14
UAH411.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,092,555.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$3.91
UAH158.60
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$5.56
UAH225.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$280.46
UAH11,385.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$189.50
UAH7,692.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$59.87
UAH2,430.48
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$240.96
UAH9,781.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$4,166.24
UAH169,123.52
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.02
UAH41.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$1.09
UAH44.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$2.12
UAH86.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$20.75
UAH842.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$3.69
UAH149.68
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$47.47
UAH1,927.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$31.04
UAH1,260.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$71.91
UAH2,918.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$83.50
UAH3,389.40
|
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