Barcelona vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2727
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.46M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 88% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1764th and 4942nd ($2087 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th 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 70th in Japan, while ranked 229th and 947th 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
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$5215

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055