Kyiv vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$367
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 29% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6536th and 4896th ($760 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 Saitama. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 4566th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.1
🥤 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
$459
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$13860

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Cities near Kyiv

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039