Kyoto vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$385
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
90
23
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 96% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5138th and 8335th ($1026 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 1st in Japan and Yemen, respectively. Check Japan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 118th and 8884th 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
$6.61
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840