Kyoto vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$419
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
1.46M
686K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 23% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5014th and 6285th ($1100 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 758th 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 42nd vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 867th vs 186th 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
$7.94
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$14291

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016