Kyiv vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$419
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6450th and 4890th ($795 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 4556th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Sendai

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Kyiv Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057