Kyoto vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kyoto	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1026	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2835	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1593	$4287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.6M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 58% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5138th and 812th ($1026 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 735th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 118th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Philadelphia

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	Kyoto	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1108	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5307	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.71	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8938	$15748

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$939
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$959
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$966
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$963
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$921
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$920
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$921
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$960
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1002
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$935
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$967
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$921
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$935
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1048
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1284
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1007
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$933
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$940
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$972
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$977
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$996
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$909
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1006

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766