Kyoto vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$437
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.46M
5.65M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 5% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4965th and 5142nd ($1128 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 946th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Saint Petersburg

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Kyoto Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606