Kyoto vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$427
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 51% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4942nd and 6924th ($1107 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 947th and 4343rd 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
$8.41
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$11271

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879