Kyiv vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$445
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.33M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 29% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6262nd and 4495th ($850 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4484th and 748th 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
$7.61
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$14676

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78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125