Kyoto vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kyoto	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3318	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2036	$1400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.46M	932K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 29% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4577th and 2853rd ($1210 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 10th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 108th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Tenerife

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	Kyoto	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$517	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1577	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5630	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5617	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7456	$6379

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Cities near Kyoto

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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252