Kyiv vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$456
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 15% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6330th and 5298th ($879 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 4632nd and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$17943

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055