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Kyoto vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 42.2% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Kyoto
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 49.9% less in Kyoto

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

Kyoto vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Paris	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	$14.02 €12.10	$5.35 ¥851	-61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.66	$0.92 ¥147	-78.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.80	$0.74 ¥119	-77.0%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Paris	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.81	$1.70 ¥271	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €11.01	$4.57 ¥727	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.14	$6.67 ¥1,063	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.51	$2.23 ¥355	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.77	$3.09 ¥492	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.42	$2.42 ¥386	+47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$1.11 ¥177	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$2.83 ¥450	+92.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.57	$1.72 ¥274	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$0.71 ¥113	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$1.01 ¥161	-31.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Paris	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.95	$4.43 ¥706	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.51	$66.82 ¥10,641	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,985.12	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.91	$26.86 ¥4,278	-3.0%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Paris	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.44	$32.58 ¥5,187	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,413.11	$570.06 ¥90,774	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,034.04	$318.25 ¥50,677	-73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €173.20	$82.56 ¥13,146	-58.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Paris	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €688.78	$434.36 ¥69,165	-45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,364.48	$5,345.93 ¥851K	-62.7%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.06	$3.34 ¥532	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.25	$3.20 ¥509	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.10	$4.01 ¥638	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.21	$55.73 ¥8,874	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.11	$12.70 ¥2,022	-22.4%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

	Paris	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.97	$44.33 ¥7,058	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.64	$30.91 ¥4,921	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €106.22	$50.12 ¥7,981	-59.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.77	$88.54 ¥14,099	-42.0%
Average			-49.9%

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