Kyoto vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$2307
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 41% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4965th and 2387th ($1128 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Prague. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 946th and 285th 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
$8.25
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$17389

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383