Kyiv vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$445
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 19% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5132nd ($850 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4484th and 156th 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
$7.61
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$5986

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034