Kyiv vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$454
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 18% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6441st and 5151st ($882 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 5524th and 1177th 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
$9.05
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102