Kyoto vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
1.46M
664K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4577th and 1336th ($1210 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 108th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Rotterdam

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Kyoto Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592