Brussels vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
196K
1.46M

The cost of living in Brussels is 85% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1939th and 5014th ($2030 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 42nd in Japan, while ranked 121st and 867th 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
$21.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$6117

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010