Kyoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$437
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
78
64
🏙️ Population
1.46M
133K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4965th and 4552nd ($1128 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 946th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Male

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Kyoto Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$3300

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327