Kyoto vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$3751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
1.46M
709K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 48% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4577th and 1029th ($1210 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Norway, respectively. Check Japan vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 108th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Oslo

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Kyoto Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$7583

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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 Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161