Kyoto vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	1.46M	546K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 33% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4641st and 2671st ($1148 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in Japan and Portugal, respectively. Check Japan vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 112th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Lisbon

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	Kyoto	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112