Kyoto vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$437
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
620K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 24% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4641st and 3353rd ($1148 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 271st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 112th and 87th 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
$10
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$4.42
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$9452

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307