Cost of Living in Kyoto

Summary about cost of living in Kyoto, Japan:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 850.00 ¥ 650.00-1,500.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 6,000.00 ¥ 4,000.00-20,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 750.00 ¥ 690.00-1,000.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 400.00 ¥ 250.00-550.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 700.00 ¥ 300.00-1,000.00
Cappuccino (regular) 437.50 ¥ 150.00-550.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 150.00 ¥ 120.00-250.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 115.00 ¥ 100.00-150.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 680.29 ¥ 598.10-757.08
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 192.38 ¥ 99.79-272.16
Rice (white), (1 lb) 209.75 ¥ 136.08-362.87
Eggs (regular) (12) 269.25 ¥ 180.00-300.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 1,013.02 ¥ 453.59-1,814.37
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 419.57 ¥ 226.80-589.67
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 922.31 ¥ 408.23-1,270.06
Apples (1 lb) 290.30 ¥ 150.00-394.22
Banana (1 lb) 176.83 ¥ 68.04-300.00
Oranges (1 lb) 385.55 ¥ 226.80-544.31
Tomato (1 lb) 272.16 ¥ 226.80-317.52
Potato (1 lb) 140.52 ¥ 54.43-262.81
Onion (1 lb) 156.42 ¥ 68.04-262.81
Lettuce (1 head) 175.00 ¥ 100.00-200.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 121.67 ¥ 100.00-150.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 1,000.00 ¥ 500.00-2,000.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 286.87 ¥ 200.00-318.18
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 400.00 ¥ 200.00-500.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 450.00 ¥ 420.00-600.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 245.00 ¥ 230.00-290.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 11,268.46 ¥ 8,800.00-15,000.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 485.00 ¥ 460.00-660.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 514.99 ¥ 514.99-724.21
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 2,560.00 ¥
Gasoline (1 gallon) 630.40 ¥ 608.69-649.58
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 2,900,000.00 ¥ 2,800,000.00-3,000,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 2,333,333.33 ¥ 2,500,000.00-2,500,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 19,674.24 ¥ 14,875.00-27,625.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 14.50 ¥ 9.00-20.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 3,500.00 ¥ 3,000.00-4,000.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 7,800.00 ¥ 6,000.00-8,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 1,880.00 ¥
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 1,700.00 ¥ 1,500.00-1,800.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 47,750.00 ¥ 30,000.00-132,769.13
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 1,350,000.00 ¥ 1,100,000.00-1,600,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 5,866.67 ¥ 2,900.00-10,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 3,196.00 ¥ 2,000.00-5,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 7,687.50 ¥ 5,000.00-10,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 9,357.14 ¥ 6,000.00-10,000.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 68,000.00 ¥ 60,000.00-130,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 48,750.00 ¥ 40,000.00-60,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 168,333.33 ¥ 120,000.00-250,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 110,000.00 ¥ 80,000.00-140,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 63,870.08 ¥ 53,418.36-74,321.81
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 62,881.10 ¥ 39,999.67-92,902.27
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 262,000.00 ¥
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 1.48 0.70-2.50

Prices in Kyoto

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Last update: March 2023
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2 Comments so far
penholderamuser on Sep 09, 2020:
The index of linguistic fractionalization in Japan is 0.0178. This means that within the country there is one major language and a few minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. http://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/japan/demographics/
Jocelyne Bailly on Jul 31, 2019:
i love Japan. I had 2 tenants who were wonderful girls, I would like to move to Japan, in Kyoto.
I watch Hnk channels, which has programs in english. I would like to move to Kyoto if possible. If you can give me info where to go for an apartment, i would be so happy. Thank you in advance.

PS> i can tutor english and french, as i was born in France. But I live in NY for a long time.

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