Birmingham vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.46M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 100% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1471st and 5014th ($2204 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 71st in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 25th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kyoto

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Birmingham Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$6117

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

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