Kyoto, Japan — Livability Score 79/100

Kyoto scores 79/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 1,463,723. Data confidence: Verified (Tier A).

Core livability metrics for Kyoto

MetricScore
Safety & Security96/100
Daily Living Costs73/100
Housing & Rent66/100
Healthcare86/100
Economy & Jobs82/100
Education92/100
Transport88/100

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.