Dublin vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
593K
1.46M

The cost of living in Dublin is 158% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 315th and 4942nd ($2858 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$5215

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055