Kyoto vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kyoto	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3318	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$482	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2036	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.46M	518K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 15% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4577th and 5301st ($1210 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 7th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 108th vs 1569th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Utsunomiya

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	Kyoto	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$517	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1577	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5630	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5617	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7456	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036