Kyoto vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4965th and 916th ($1128 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.6 months in Paris. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 946th and 14th 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
$8.25
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544