Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Japan

Kyoto vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 13.1% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Kyoto
Housing: pay 37.2% less in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Kyoto

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

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Kyoto vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyoto instead of San Sebastian, you would:

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$10.02 ¥1,628	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$5.35 ¥868	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.55	$0.92 ¥150	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 €1.58	$0.74 ¥121	-58.9%
Average			-53.2%

San Sebastian vs. Kyoto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.93	$1.70 ¥277	+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.49 €10.04	$4.57 ¥742	-60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.87	$6.67 ¥1,084	+50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 €2.46	$2.23 ¥362	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 €2.86	$3.09 ¥502	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$2.42 ¥394	+101.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$1.11 ¥181	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$2.83 ¥460	+218.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.19	$1.72 ¥279	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.71 ¥115	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.80	$1.01 ¥164	+10.6%
Average			+33.3%

San Sebastian vs. Kyoto - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.74 €5.89	$4.43 ¥720	-34.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$66.82 ¥10,855	+90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €34,073.59	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.40 €14.34	$26.86 ¥4,364	+63.8%
Average			+19.4%

San Sebastian vs. Kyoto - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.2% less for housing

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.81 €30.43	$32.58 ¥5,292	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,306.69 €1,142.51	$570.06 ¥92,604	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$884.33 €773.22	$318.25 ¥51,698	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.90 €92.59	$82.56 ¥13,412	-22.0%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$467.20 €408.50	$434.36 ¥70,560	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,914.08 €10,417.13	$5,345.93 ¥868K	-55.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 €3.06	$3.34 ¥543	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 €1.97	$3.20 ¥520	+41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.62	$4.01 ¥651	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.73 €47.85	$55.73 ¥9,053	+1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$12.70 ¥2,063	+35.9%
Average			+7.4%

San Sebastian vs. Kyoto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	San Sebastian	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.88 €99.57	$44.33 ¥7,201	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.50 €31.91	$30.91 ¥5,021	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.52 €79.15	$50.12 ¥8,141	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.06 €77.87	$88.54 ¥14,383	-0.6%
Average			-30.4%

San Sebastian vs. Kyoto - Cost of clothing

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