Kyoto vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$482
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 89% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4577th and 7383rd ($1210 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 28th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 108th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kyoto Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$5245

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519