Kyiv vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$445
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
52
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
791K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 20% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5101st ($850 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 4484th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Niigata

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Kyiv Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052