Kyiv vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$419
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$2036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 34% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6450th and 4577th ($795 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4556th and 108th 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
$7.27
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$7456

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073