Kyiv vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$456
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 18% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6330th and 5094th ($879 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4632nd and 242nd 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
$8.82
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$5899

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013