Kyoto vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$482
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
91
19
🏙️ Population
1.46M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 120% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4577th and 8269th ($1210 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 108th and 8890th 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
$10.5
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810