Kyiv vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$419
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
64
99
🏙️ Population
2.95M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6450th and 3085th ($795 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ukraine and Japan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4556th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Tokyo

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Kyiv Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$15495

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033