Kyiv vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$367
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6536th and 5138th ($760 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 4566th and 118th 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
$7.71
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$8938

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006