Frankfurt vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
776K
1.46M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 105% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1384th and 5014th ($2251 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 48th and 867th 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
$17.4
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$6117

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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