Kyoto vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$427
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4743rd ($1107 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 947th and 4114th 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
$8.41
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987