Berlin vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2835
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.46M

The cost of living in Berlin is 96% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1759th and 5138th ($2013 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kyoto

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	Berlin	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$8938

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$939
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$959
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$966
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$963
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$921
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$920
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$921
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$960
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1002
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$935
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$935
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$967
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$921
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1105
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$935
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1048
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1284
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1007
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$933
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$940
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$972
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$977
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$996
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$909
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1006