Kyoto vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$437
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 35% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4965th and 6618th ($1128 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 946th and 4692nd 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
$8.25
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$12897

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882