Kyoto vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyoto	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2727	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	79	96
🏙️ Population	1.46M	690K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 67% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4942nd and 73rd ($1107 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 58th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 947th and 26th 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	$8.41	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3787	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2415	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.3	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5215	$24065

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949