Kyoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$427
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.46M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 78% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4942nd and 7641st ($1107 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 947th and 4086th 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
$8.41
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$9321

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Cities near Kyoto

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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941