Barcelona vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.46M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 94% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1659th and 5014th ($2129 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 174th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kyoto

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Barcelona Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$6117

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010