Kyoto vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$3732
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4942nd and 843rd ($1107 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 947th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Paris

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Kyoto Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$15084

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488