Kyoto vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$4529
😷 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 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4965th and 346th ($1128 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 946th and 376th 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
$8.25
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$8
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$23546

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859