Kyiv vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$431
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4788th ($853 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Ukraine and Japan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 5360th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Kobe

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Kyiv Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038