Kyoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$437
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4641st and 4439th ($1148 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 112th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Medina

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Kyoto Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$7421

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905