Kyiv vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$445
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1169
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.46M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4641st ($850 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 4484th and 112th 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
$7.61
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$7056

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062