Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyoto and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyoto and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Kyoto is 23.6% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 23% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kyoto is 0.7% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.29 ¥1,633

$8.43 ¥1,337

22.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.69 ¥5,505

$47.99 ¥7,614

-27.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.50 ¥873

$5.64 ¥895

-2.48%

Cappuccino

$3.45 ¥548

$3.59 ¥570

-3.90%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 ¥139

$1.26 ¥200

-30.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 ¥126

$0.92 ¥146

-14.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.50 ¥555

$4.21 ¥668

-16.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.49 ¥1,031

$5.34 ¥847

21.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 ¥254

$1.56 ¥247

2.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.78 ¥282

$1.53 ¥242

16.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.16 ¥501

$5.39 ¥855

-41.37%

Eggs

$2.27 ¥360

$2.40 ¥381

-5.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.57 ¥1,519

$16.04 ¥2,545

-40.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 ¥1,200

$7.84 ¥1,244

-3.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.71 ¥2,492

$23.04 ¥3,656

-31.81%

Apples (1kg)

$5.52 ¥876

$5.32 ¥844

3.76%

Banana (1kg)

$2.48 ¥393

$2.65 ¥421

-6.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.34 ¥1,006

$5.98 ¥948

6.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.87 ¥613

$5.90 ¥937

-34.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ¥253

$3.18 ¥504

-50.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.30 ¥364

$3.40 ¥539

-32.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 ¥200

$1.48 ¥235

-14.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ¥159

$0.94 ¥150

6.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 ¥644

Wine (Bottle)

$7.70 ¥1,221

$9.23 ¥1,464

-16.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ¥280

$2.12 ¥337

-16.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 ¥562

$2.91 ¥461

21.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 ¥254

$1.41 ¥224

13.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$69.9 ¥11.1K

$84.1 ¥13.3K

-16.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 ¥549

$3.37 ¥534

2.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.88 ¥456

$3.03 ¥480

-4.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.62 ¥2,796

$25.85 ¥4,102

-31.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥188

$1.20 ¥190

-1.67%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.9K ¥3.6M

$23.6K ¥3.7M

-3.15%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.8K ¥2.7M

$17.4K ¥2.8M

-3.55%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$114 ¥18.1K

$166 ¥26.3K

-31.17%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$26.12 ¥4,144

$25.89 ¥4,107

0.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.72 ¥5,350

$33.20 ¥5,268

1.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.6 ¥9,305

$69.7 ¥11.1K

-15.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.60 ¥3,269

$20.71 ¥3,287

-0.53%

Cinema Ticket

$12.94 ¥2,053

$13.42 ¥2,129

-3.58%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$372 ¥59.1K

$502 ¥79.7K

-25.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,495 ¥1.2M

$15.6K ¥2.5M

-51.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.35 ¥7,196

$61.9 ¥9,818

-26.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.38 ¥5,139

$40.38 ¥6,407

-19.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.1 ¥11.6K

$66.3 ¥10.5K

10.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$91.2 ¥14.5K

$90.5 ¥14.4K

0.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 ¥93.6K

$1,124 ¥178.3K

-47.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 ¥54.3K

$595 ¥94.4K

-42.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,685 ¥267.4K

$2,599 ¥412.3K

-35.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$938 ¥148.8K

$1,335 ¥211.8K

-29.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.2K ¥2.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,548 ¥880.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,871 ¥296.8K

$2,666 ¥422.9K

-29.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

1.72

3.49%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kyoto: April 14, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: April 11, 2026

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