Kyoto vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$419
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
78
28
🏙️ Population
1.46M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 102% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5014th and 8425th ($1100 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 867th and 8855th 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
$7.94
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$10408

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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 Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583