Kyoto vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
525K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 59% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5014th and 605th ($1100 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 533rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 867th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sacramento

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Kyoto Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$3
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848