Kyoto vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$437
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 105% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4965th and 8377th ($1128 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1st in Japan and Yemen, respectively. Check Japan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 946th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sanaa

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Kyoto Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$3830

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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 Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996