Kyoto vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 34% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5014th and 3277th ($1100 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 867th and 2774th 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
$7.94
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$20160

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749