Kyoto vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.46M
468K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 51% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5014th and 1363rd ($1100 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Raleigh

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Kyoto Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729