Kyoto vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$482
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 69% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4577th and 6834th ($1210 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Belarus, respectively. Check Japan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 108th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Minsk

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Kyoto Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$10290

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795