Kyoto vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$482
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 13% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4577th and 5091st ($1210 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 108th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Moscow

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Kyoto Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541