Kyiv vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$431
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 19% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5168th ($853 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Ukraine and Japan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5360th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Saitama

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Kyiv Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096