Kitakyushu vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kitakyushu	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1003	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2593	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$369	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1677	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	935K	518K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5478th and 2490th ($1003 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 147th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kitakyushu ranked 290th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2236th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Sheffield

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	Kitakyushu	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.93	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.78	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.65%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4955	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2349	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.35	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11851	$9487

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$950
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$918
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$916
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$916
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$912
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$916
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$910
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$913
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$908
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$884
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$908
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$916
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$902
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$916
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$899
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$863
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$921
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$905
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$854
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$921
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$919
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$917
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$922
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$918
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$925
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$903
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$920
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$872
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$920
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$896
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$866
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1057
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$908
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$911
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$866
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$864
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$847
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$910

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750