Kyoto vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kyoto	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2780	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1874	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.6M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 58% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5014th and 741st ($1100 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 867th and 118th 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	$7.94	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4384	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2352	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.5	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6117	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737