Kyoto vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$419
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$2494
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.46M
886K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 37% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5014th and 2979th ($1100 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 40th 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 1.4 months in Marseille. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 867th and 453rd 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
$7.94
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$10478

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613