Kyoto vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$437	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.46M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 18% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4641st and 5654th ($1148 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 112th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sao Paulo

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	Kyoto	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611