Kyoto vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
1.46M
518K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 33% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4577th and 2462nd ($1210 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 167th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 108th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sheffield

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Kyoto Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$9922

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Cities near Kyoto

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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855