Cost of living comparison

 Reykjavik, Iceland
compared to
 Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary
Kyoto vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.4% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
ISK2,689
$9.77
¥1,452
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$18.02
ISK2,423
$4.72
¥702
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
ISK424
$0.91
¥136

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Bread
1 loaf
$3.61
ISK485
$1.40
¥208
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.76
ISK1,043
$8.14
¥1,210
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
ISK861
$6.64
¥986

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.50
ISK1,143
$4.26
¥634
Monthly public transit pass $74.95
ISK10,078
$65.13
¥9,681
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,450.45
ISK5,707,888
$21,767.76
¥3,235,451

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pay 27.4% less for housing

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.87
ISK9,394
$27.68
¥4,114
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,971.17
ISK265,044
$542.44
¥80,626
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,803.44
ISK242,491
$326.32
¥48,503

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.14
ISK33,903
$347.38
¥51,633
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,993.99
ISK805,952
$6,947.62
¥1,032,659

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.81
ISK1,454
$3.26
¥484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.31
ISK713
$2.59
¥385
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.25
ISK1,646
$3.91
¥581

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pay 67.4% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Kyoto
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.97
ISK14,652
$27.14
¥4,034
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.72
ISK6,685
$22.80
¥3,388
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$151.85
ISK20,418
$47.22
¥7,019

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