Kyoto vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$437
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.46M
791K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 10% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4965th and 5487th ($1128 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 361st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ranked 39th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 946th vs 2415th 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
$8.25
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$16483

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032