Kyoto vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$437
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.46M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4965th and 72nd ($1128 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 52nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 946th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Los Angeles

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Kyoto Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$8.85
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$28004

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974