Dortmund vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$648
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
587K
1.46M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 37% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3822nd and 5138th ($1401 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 285th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 764th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Kyoto

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Dortmund Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$8938

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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