Almaty vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$499
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.46M

The cost of living in Almaty is 22% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6015th and 4577th ($941 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4176th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$7456

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073