Kyoto vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$385
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
1.46M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 27% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5138th and 6358th ($1026 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 1st in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 118th and 6236th 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
$6.61
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361