Brussels vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$2036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
196K
1.46M

The cost of living in Brussels is 62% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1988th and 4577th ($1958 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kyoto

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Brussels Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$7456

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073