Kyoto vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyoto	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1169	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1866	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.46M	633K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 41% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4641st and 1961st ($1148 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 5th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 112th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Stuttgart

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	Kyoto	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5383	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.1	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7056	$15338

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581