Kyoto vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
737K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 58% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4577th and 206th ($1210 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 168th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 108th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Seattle

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Kyoto Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263