Kyoto vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 32% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4577th and 2592nd ($1210 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Japan and Poland, respectively. Check Japan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 108th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Warsaw

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Kyoto Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390