Kyoto vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$437	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.46M	133K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 12% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4641st and 4205th ($1148 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1 months in Male. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 112th and 4917th 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	$10	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360