Frankfurt vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$2036
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
773K
1.46M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 74% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1589th and 4577th ($2102 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$7456

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073