Kyoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$419
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
1.46M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 70% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5014th and 7630th ($1100 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 867th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Quanzhou

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Kyoto Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$9745

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954