Kyoto vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 26% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4577th and 3084th ($1210 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in Japan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Japan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 108th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Prague

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Kyoto Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$12545

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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

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141