Kyoto vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
689K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 55% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5014th and 982nd ($1100 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 843rd 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 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 252nd 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
$7.94
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595