Barcelona vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1949
😷 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 88% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4965th ($2116 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 69th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 946th 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
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5281

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041