Kyoto vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$437
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 2% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4965th and 5028th ($1128 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1 months in Mecca. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 946th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Mecca

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Kyoto Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514