Kyoto vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4965th and 897th ($1128 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th 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 39th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 946th and 29th 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
$8.25
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$20314

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029