Kyoto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$482
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
1.46M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 22% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4577th and 3466th ($1210 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Japan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 108th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Victoria

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Kyoto Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482