Kyoto vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$4180
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4965th and 676th ($1128 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 7th 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 39th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 946th and 24th 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
$8.25
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$13439

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727