Kyoto vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$385
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.46M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 26% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5138th and 6353rd ($1026 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 3rd in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 118th and 4239th 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
$6.61
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$6504

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438