Kyoto vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$4538
😷 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 4641st and 790th ($1148 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 733rd 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 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 244th 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
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$30520

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494