Kyoto vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.43M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 44% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4641st and 1745th ($1148 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1531st 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 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs San Antonio

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	Kyoto	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$16552

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133