Kyoto vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5014th and 964th ($1100 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 867th and 34th 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
$7.94
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$19577

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506