Kyoto vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$437
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 68% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4965th and 7431st ($1128 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 80th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 946th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Ningbo

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Kyoto Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525