Kyiv vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$419
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
91
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 29% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6450th and 4855th ($795 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 Kobe. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 4556th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094