Kyiv vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$419
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
52
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
2.95M
791K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6450th and 4902nd ($795 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 4556th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$15392

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046