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Cost of living: Kyoto vs Osaka

Choose where you live now and another city. You'll see what a normal month costs in each: rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

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Osaka is 3% more expensive than Kyoto.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

KyotoJapan

¥239,100

per month

City to compare

OsakaJapan

¥246,942

per month

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryKyotoOsakaDifference
Rent117,632125,474+7%
Groceries42,79342,7930%
Eating out27,61227,6120%
Getting around12,55512,5550%
Bills24,60924,6090%
Going out10,71710,7170%
Clothes3,1823,1820%
Total per month239,100246,942+3%

Osaka is 3% more expensive than Kyoto for one person renting in the city centre. The biggest gap is rent (+7%); clothes is the closest (0%). Someone spending ¥239,100 a month in Kyoto would need about ¥246,942 in Osaka for the same lifestyle. Rent takes 51% of the monthly budget in Osaka and 49% in Kyoto.

Osaka: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Prices

Everyday prices in Osaka

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Kyoto. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs KyotoReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated ¥382 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated ¥1,620 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated ¥10,490 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated ¥125,474 +7% vs Kyoto 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated ¥90,341 +7% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated ¥136 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated ¥487 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated ¥1,356 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated ¥19,119 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated ¥6,334 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated ¥5,847 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated ¥7,655 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated ¥1,531 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated ¥8,601 0% vs Kyoto 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Kyoto
All prices in Osaka

Method

Where the numbers come from

People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.

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    Anyone can add what they paid, in their own currency. No account needed. A quick automatic check keeps bots out.

  2. We check every price

    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Rankings

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Japanese yen. Pick a city to compare it with Kyoto. See all 118 cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited States¥892,622
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited States¥760,716
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerland¥730,596
  4. 4BostonUnited States¥722,908
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerland¥692,857
  6. 6SingaporeSingapore¥668,319
  7. 7LondonUnited Kingdom¥649,976
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited States¥622,351

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistan¥88,464
  2. 117KathmanduNepal¥100,759
  3. 116CairoEgypt¥107,123
  4. 115DhakaBangladesh¥108,601
  5. 114New DelhiIndia¥128,683
  6. 113TunisTunisia¥129,497
  7. 112BengaluruIndia¥136,525
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailand¥140,805

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FAQ

Kyoto vs Osaka: common questions

Is Osaka cheaper than Kyoto?

No. One person renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre spends about ¥246,942 a month in Osaka, against ¥239,100 in Kyoto: 3% more.

How much is rent in Osaka compared with Kyoto?

A 1-bedroom flat in the centre of Osaka rents for about ¥125,474 a month, +7% compared with ¥117,632 in Kyoto. Outside the centre it's about ¥90,341 against ¥84,695.

How much money do I need to move from Kyoto to Osaka?

To keep the lifestyle that costs ¥239,100 a month in Kyoto, plan on about ¥246,942 in Osaka for one person. A family of four would need about ¥717,337, compared with ¥700,868 in Kyoto.

How much does eating out cost in Osaka vs Kyoto?

A meal at an inexpensive restaurant is about ¥1,620 in Osaka and ¥1,620 in Kyoto. A regular cappuccino is about ¥382 against ¥382.

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