Hefei vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$277
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 6780th and 4577th ($727 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 47th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kyoto

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Hefei Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$7456

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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