Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kyoto vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary
Kyoto is 41.9% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 96.1% more in Kyoto
- Groceries
-
pay 61.3% more in Kyoto
- Transportation
-
pay 64.4% more in Kyoto
- Housing
-
pay 42.3% more in Kyoto
- Childcare
-
pay 15.5% less in Kyoto
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.1% more in Kyoto
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% more in Kyoto
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Kyoto are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kyoto.
Kyoto vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kyoto instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 96.1% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.67
THB84.02
|
$10.02
¥1,561
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
THB219.93
|
$5.35
¥833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB23.10
|
$0.92
¥144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
THB11.32
|
$0.74
¥116
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of restaurants
pay 61.3% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
THB44.29
|
$1.70
¥265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
THB247.88
|
$4.57
¥711
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
THB225.32
|
$6.67
¥1,039
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
THB65.09
|
$2.23
¥347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
THB44.40
|
$3.09
¥482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
THB41.77
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB18.64
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB28.24
|
$2.83
¥441
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
THB23.68
|
$1.72
¥268
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB22.39
|
$0.71
¥110
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB19.40
|
$1.01
¥157
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of groceries
pay 64.4% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
THB151.95
|
$4.43
¥690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.12
THB884.22
|
$66.82
¥10,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,471.21
THB958,148.24
|
$22,332.63
¥3,478,419
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
THB331.09
|
$26.86
¥4,184
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of transportation
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.52
THB582.41
|
$32.58
¥5,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.60
THB13,036.92
|
$570.06
¥88,790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.86
THB8,391.23
|
$318.25
¥49,569
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.46
THB1,901.13
|
$82.56
¥12,859
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of housing
pay 15.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.13
THB11,292.60
|
$434.36
¥67,653
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,104.31
THB349,168.15
|
$5,345.93
¥832,656
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of childcare
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
THB67.74
|
$3.34
¥520
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
THB61.97
|
$3.20
¥498
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
THB135.66
|
$4.01
¥624
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.45
THB1,680.82
|
$55.73
¥8,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.32
THB198.64
|
$12.70
¥1,978
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Kyoto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.08
THB1,165.97
|
$44.33
¥6,904
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.48
THB926.97
|
$30.91
¥4,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.15
THB2,866.15
|
$50.12
¥7,806
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.13
THB2,173.61
|
$88.54
¥13,791
|
|
Thailand vs. Kyoto - Cost of clothing
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