Kyoto vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$437
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 58% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4641st and 6769th ($1148 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in Japan and Belarus, respectively. Check Japan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 112th and 3750th 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
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$10220

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850