Kyoto vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 53% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5014th and 1228th ($1100 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 867th and 276th 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
$7.94
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653