Cologne vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$967
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1593
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.46M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 2484th and 5138th ($1752 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 285th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kyoto

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Cologne Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8938

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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