Kyoto vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$437	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	1.46M	6.87M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 63% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4641st and 6863rd ($1148 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 112th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Yangon

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	Kyoto	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625