Kyoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$482
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 42% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4577th and 6257th ($1210 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 108th and 3833rd 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
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934