Kyoto vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyoto	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2807	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$437	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1949	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	1.46M	686K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 17% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4965th and 5951st ($1128 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 630th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 39th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 946th vs 246th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Shizuoka

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	Kyoto	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.25	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2380	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5281	$16729

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$979
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$976
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$990
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$977
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$980
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$959
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$977
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1027
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$964
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$964
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$989
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$973
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$965
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1033
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1057
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1162
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1031
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$979
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$993
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$971
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1029
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1012
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$964
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1041

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063