Kyoto vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$437
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$3076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
620K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 32% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4965th and 3436th ($1128 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 299th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 946th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Leipzig

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Kyoto Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$12468

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479