Kyiv vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$456
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 21% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6330th and 4942nd ($879 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 Kyoto. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 4632nd and 947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Kyoto

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Kyiv Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$5215

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055