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Kyoto vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 12.6% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% less in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Kyoto
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Kyoto

The cost of groceries and transportation in Kyoto are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kyoto.

Kyoto vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyoto instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 33.7% less for restaurants

	Athens	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.12	$10.02 ¥1,596	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.07	$5.35 ¥851	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.14	$0.92 ¥147	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$0.74 ¥119	+19.8%
Average			-33.7%

Athens vs. Kyoto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Athens	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.20	$1.70 ¥271	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.51	$4.57 ¥727	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.21	$6.67 ¥1,063	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.06	$2.23 ¥355	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.18	$3.09 ¥492	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$2.42 ¥386	+135.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$1.11 ¥177	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$2.83 ¥450	+300.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$1.72 ¥274	+60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.71 ¥113	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$1.01 ¥161	+78.6%
Average			+43.9%

Athens vs. Kyoto - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Athens	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.85	$4.43 ¥706	-44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.24	$66.82 ¥10,641	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,198.08	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.10	$26.86 ¥4,278	+91.7%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Athens	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.73	$32.58 ¥5,187	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €591.73	$570.06 ¥90,774	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €525.65	$318.25 ¥50,677	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €143.06	$82.56 ¥13,146	-50.2%
Average			-30.1%

Athens vs. Kyoto - Cost of housing

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Athens	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €489.16	$434.36 ¥69,165	-23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,995.24	$5,345.93 ¥851K	-53.8%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$3.34 ¥532	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.55	$3.20 ¥509	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.04	$4.01 ¥638	-31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.59	$55.73 ¥8,874	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.07	$12.70 ¥2,022	+20.8%
Average			-15.3%

Athens vs. Kyoto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Athens	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.57	$44.33 ¥7,058	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.15	$30.91 ¥4,921	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.84	$50.12 ¥7,981	-52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.69	$88.54 ¥14,099	-29.7%
Average			-43.4%

Athens vs. Kyoto - Cost of clothing

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