Kyiv vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$431
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5531st ($853 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5360th and 2040th 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
$9.21
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$4242

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014