Kyoto vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$385
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.46M
791K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5138th and 4949th ($1026 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 172nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 8th vs 599th best cities to live in Japan, and 118th vs 3500th 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
$6.61
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.92
🥤 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
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$15169

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942