Cost of living comparison

 Kiev, Ukraine
compared to
 Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Fukuoka is 2.0 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 31.8% more in Fukuoka
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Fukuoka
Transportation
pay 3.6 times more in Fukuoka
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Fukuoka
Childcare
pay 31.8% more in Fukuoka
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Fukuoka
Clothing
pay 41.0% less in Fukuoka

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Fukuoka are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Fukuoka.

Fukuoka vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fukuoka instead of Kiev, you would:

pay 31.8% more for restaurants

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.22
UAH301.75
$7.16
¥1,056
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH251.46
$5.54
¥816
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
UAH25.91
$0.94
¥139

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
UAH31.63
$1.27
¥187
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.34
UAH181.25
$9.77
¥1,440
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
UAH168.18
$6.03
¥889

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
UAH214.90
$4.23
¥624
Monthly public transit pass $9.39
UAH392.28
$39.63
¥5,842
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,545.46
UAH1,275,907.73
$21,767.76
¥3,208,372

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$5.76
UAH240.48
$33.58
¥4,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $582.58
UAH24,334.71
$477.65
¥70,401
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $351.09
UAH14,665.13
$293.10
¥43,201

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pay 31.8% more for childcare

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.81
UAH15,614.46
$390.80
¥57,601
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,372.61
UAH307,959.57
$11,724.11
¥1,728,028

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
UAH50.29
$3.26
¥480
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.45
UAH60.71
$2.79
¥411
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.38
UAH99.58
$3.65
¥538

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

 
Kiev
Fukuoka
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.82
UAH2,791.02
$37.78
¥5,568
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.62
UAH1,571.58
$19.54
¥2,880
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.04
UAH3,802.85
$58.62
¥8,640

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