Kyoto vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$4871
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.46M
513K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 43% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 5014th and 2196th ($1100 vs $1942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 138th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Liverpool. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Liverpool ranked 6th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 867th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Liverpool

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Kyoto Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$97.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$3
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$15989

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1847
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1682
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1885
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1890
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2035
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1836
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1736
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1832
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1757
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1987
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1945
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1733
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1669
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1993
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2043
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1781
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1784
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1694
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1838
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1689
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1880
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1501
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1791
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1834
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1827