Kyoto vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$385
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.46M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 0.5% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5138th and 5167th ($1026 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 1st in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 118th and 1608th 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
$6.61
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$10868

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517