Kyoto vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$437
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.46M
791K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 8% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4641st and 5101st ($1148 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 306th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Ranked 6th vs 581st best cities to live in Japan, and 112th vs 3754th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Niigata

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Kyoto Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052