Kyiv vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$445
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 23% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4793rd ($850 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 4484th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$16179

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079