Kyoto vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$482
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
1.46M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 54% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4577th and 6501st ($1210 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 108th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Surat

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Kyoto Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$1527

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348