Brussels vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1593
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
189K
1.46M

The cost of living in Brussels is 82% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 2147th and 5138th ($1869 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 148th and 118th 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
$18
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$8938

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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