Kyoto vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$427
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 55% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4942nd and 7025th ($1107 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 947th and 6133rd 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
$8.41
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531