Kyoto vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
577K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 47% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5014th and 1786th ($1100 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1421st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Milwaukee

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Kyoto Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$3
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400