Edinburgh vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
488K
1.46M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 99% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5138th ($2043 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 285th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 64th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kyoto

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Edinburgh Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$8938

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006