Kyiv vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$454
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 22% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6441st and 4965th ($882 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 5524th and 946th 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
$9.05
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041