Berlin vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1949
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.46M

The cost of living in Berlin is 104% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1275th and 4965th ($2302 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 946th 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
$16
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$5281

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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