Kyiv vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$454
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 20% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6441st and 5047th ($882 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5524th and 681st 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
$9.05
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$12285

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071