Kyoto vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kyoto	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1026	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2835	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$385	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1593	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.46M	690K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 67% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5138th and 96th ($1026 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 82nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 118th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Washington

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	Kyoto	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1108	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5307	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.71	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8938	$28279

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$939
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$959
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$966
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$963
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$921
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$920
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$921
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$960
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1002
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$935
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$967
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$921
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$935
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1048
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1284
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1007
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$933
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$940
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$972
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$977
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$996
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$909
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1006

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846