Kyoto vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$482
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.46M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 38% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4577th and 6204th ($1210 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 108th and 3645th 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
$10.5
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525