Kyoto vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$437	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.46M	518K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 14% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4641st and 5444th ($1148 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 511th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 6th vs 180th best cities to live in Japan, and 112th vs 1535th 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	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059