Kyoto vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$2386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 52% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4942nd and 1250th ($1107 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1 months in Milan. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 947th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Milan

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Kyoto Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$16429

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Cities near Kyoto

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

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700