Kyoto vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$437	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	1.46M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4641st and 129th ($1148 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 112th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Singapore City

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	Kyoto	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605