Kyoto vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.46M
689K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 54% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4577th and 514th ($1210 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 455th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 108th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Nashville

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Kyoto Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$20657

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542