Frankfurt vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
759K
1.46M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 85% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 2040th and 5138th ($1902 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 285th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kyoto

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Frankfurt Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$8938

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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