Kyoto vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$385
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
90
84
🏙️ Population
1.46M
870K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 36% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5138th and 3059th ($1026 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 24th in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 118th and 300th 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
$6.61
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$9642

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450