Berlin vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.46M

The cost of living in Berlin is 77% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4641st ($2027 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 112th 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	$14.6	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$7056

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062