Kyoto vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$482
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$2387
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
1.46M
873K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 25% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4577th and 3227th ($1210 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 41st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 108th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Marseille

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Kyoto Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$32.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$9905

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498