Kyoto vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$482
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
91
25
🏙️ Population
1.46M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 126% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4577th and 8393rd ($1210 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 108th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Meru

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Kyoto Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$8360

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545