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Kyoto vs. Monza Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 25.6% cheaper than Monza.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Kyoto
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in Kyoto

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kyoto.

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Kyoto vs. Monza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Monza	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.42	$10.02 ¥1,628	-57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.21	$5.35 ¥868	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 €2.90	$0.92 ¥150	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.23	$0.74 ¥121	-46.9%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Monza	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 €2.17	$1.70 ¥277	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.18 €7.15	$4.57 ¥742	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.27 €5.48	$6.67 ¥1,084	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 €2.93	$2.23 ¥362	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.05 €5.29	$3.09 ¥502	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.11	$2.42 ¥394	+91.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.82	$1.11 ¥181	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.32	$2.83 ¥460	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.39	$1.72 ¥279	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.81	$0.71 ¥115	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$1.01 ¥164	+27.1%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Monza	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 €6.87	$4.43 ¥720	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.53 €46.81	$66.82 ¥10,855	+24.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €30,637.13	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.40 €15.22	$26.86 ¥4,364	+54.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Monza	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.03 €24.51	$32.58 ¥5,292	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,065.79 €931.88	$570.06 ¥92,604	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.23 €694.44	$318.25 ¥51,698	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.64 €150.07	$82.56 ¥13,412	-51.9%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Monza	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$622.93 €544.66	$434.36 ¥70,560	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,511.91 €9,191.14	$5,345.93 ¥868K	-49.1%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Monza	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.11	$3.34 ¥543	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 €1.74	$3.20 ¥520	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.13	$4.01 ¥651	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.90 €48.00	$55.73 ¥9,053	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.25	$12.70 ¥2,063	-9.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Monza	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.55 €78.29	$44.33 ¥7,201	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.88 €35.74	$30.91 ¥5,021	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.10 €101.51	$50.12 ¥8,141	-56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$172.86 €151.14	$88.54 ¥14,383	-48.8%
Average			-45.1%

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