Kyoto vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$482
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
1.46M
88.3K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 31% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4577th and 6078th ($1210 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 108th and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Suva

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Kyoto Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$11167

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Nasinu
$898
114 km or 71 mi Nadi
$901
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$603
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$963
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$961
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2349
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$661
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$661
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$3054
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1700
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1755
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$521
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$629
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1866