Kyoto vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 46% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4965th and 1819th ($1128 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 2nd in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 946th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Rome

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Kyoto Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$12431

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358