Common information
Cost of living and prices in Kyoto
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre350USD/month
- in city centre572USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre839USD/month
- in city centre1,552USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 10 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 35 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 17 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 70 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 18 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 23,365 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 17,245 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 56 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 21 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 13 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 27 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 24 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 51 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 55 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 156 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 28 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 572 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 350 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,552 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 839 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,593 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,593 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,862 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 1.74 |
Ratings
Main factors in Kyoto
- Leisure quality
- 9.7
- Quality of life
- 8.6
- Travelers rating
- 3.4
- Travelers rating
- 7
- English speaking
- 3
- Nightlife
- 8.4
- Coworking spaces
- 2.8
- Free WIFI
- 2.8
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 13
Safety in Kyoto
Comfort in Kyoto
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kyoto
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 28 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | 10 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | -8 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 84 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 201 | 127 | 80 | 54 | 56 | 67 | 109 | 149 | 145 | 233 | 203 | 147 | 1571 |
| Relative humidity, % | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 79 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 63 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 60 | 57 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 157 | 164 | 149 | 152 | 143 | 135 | 160 | 189 | 194 | 156 | 182 | 217 | 1996 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 114 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 383 | 189 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 207 | 333 | 482 | 517 | 2203 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 |