Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 57.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.27
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.06
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.23
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.76
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.47
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.60
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.58
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.21
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.74
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.63
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.39
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.42
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,202.82
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.35
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.40
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,086.41
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,475.65
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.24
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,091.86
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,184.57
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.21
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.43
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.98
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,106.62
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.85
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,862.60
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.41
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.13
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,904.58
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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