Kyoto vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kyoto | Manchester | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kyoto is 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5138th and 1798th ($1026 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 57th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 118th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kyoto vs Manchester
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| Kyoto | Manchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Kyoto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km or 4.6 mi |  Otsu | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | Muko | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Nagaokakyo | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Uji | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Yawata | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Shimamoto | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Joyo | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kameoka | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kusatsu | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ritto | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Moriyama | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Kyotanabe | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Takatsuki | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hirakata | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Yasu | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Katano | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Seika | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ibaraki | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Konan | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Nantan | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Neyagawa | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Kizugawa | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Settsu | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Shijonawate | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Omihachiman | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Minoh | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Kadoma | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Suita | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Daito | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Moriguchi | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Ikoma | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Nara | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Koka | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Toyonaka | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Ikeda | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Kawanishi | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Inagawa | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Higashiosaka | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Yamatokoriyama | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Itami |
Cities near Manchester
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 km or 2.7 mi |  Salford | |
| 5.3 km or 3.3 mi | Droylsden | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Stretford | |
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi | Sale | |
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Oldham | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Altrincham | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Bury | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rochdale | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bolton | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Chorley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | St Helens | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Widnes | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Blackburn | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Runcorn | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Burnley | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Huddersfield | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Halifax | |
| 39 km or 25 mi | Brighouse | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Leek | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Crewe | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Preston | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Dewsbury | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bradford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Batley | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Keighley | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bootle | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Barnsley | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Liverpool | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Sheffield | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Chester | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Bebington | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Crosby |