Kyoto vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
633K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 43% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5014th and 2305th ($1100 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1739th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Memphis

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Kyoto Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$27334

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809