Kyoto vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5014th and 1059th ($1100 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 6th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 867th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Toronto

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Kyoto Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$22670

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053