Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 34.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Japan, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
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Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥990
|
$5.80
UAH241.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥760
|
$5.14
UAH213.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥149
|
$0.58
UAH24.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥234
|
$0.59
UAH24.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥879
|
$3.76
UAH156.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥839
|
$3.67
UAH152.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥310
|
$1.58
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥419
|
$1.68
UAH69.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥334
|
$0.29
UAH12.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥157
|
$0.66
UAH27.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥252
|
$0.65
UAH27.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥313
|
$0.80
UAH33.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥166
|
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
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pay 33.4% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥649
|
$4.89
UAH203.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,888
|
$10.29
UAH428.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,080,899.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,909
|
$3.85
UAH160.07
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
$5.34
UAH222.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,925
|
$273.41
UAH11,371.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,028
|
$187.56
UAH7,800.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
$56.79
UAH2,362.00
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,292
|
$271.83
UAH11,305.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
$5,183.21
UAH215,581.03
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥416
|
$0.94
UAH39.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥427
|
$1.03
UAH42.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥612
|
$2.19
UAH91.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,873
|
$20.50
UAH852.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,841
|
$3.71
UAH154.37
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
$46.28
UAH1,924.99
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
$31.59
UAH1,313.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
$74.32
UAH3,091.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,555
|
$81.41
UAH3,385.90
|
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