Kyoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$385
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.18M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 15% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5138th and 6017th ($1026 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 118th and 6150th 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
$6.61
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964