Kyoto vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5745
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.14M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 57% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5014th and 791st ($1100 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 867th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Perth

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Kyoto Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$17749

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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 Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1831
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2239
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1986
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2018
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$504
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$493
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$387
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$780
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$566
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$416
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$358
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$386
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$450
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$428
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$437
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$499
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$500
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$436
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$402
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1913