Kyoto vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$385
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
90
29
🏙️ Population
1.46M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 111% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5138th and 8601st ($1026 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 118th and 8527th 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
$6.61
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539