Kyoto vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4577th and 998th ($1210 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.4 months in Paris. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 108th and 22nd 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
$10.5
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$18941

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395