Kyoto vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.46M
664K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 59% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5014th and 649th ($1100 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 867th and 20th 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
$7.94
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$3
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799