Kyoto vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$482
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 73% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4577th and 6924th ($1210 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 16th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 108th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Yekaterinburg

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Kyoto Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628