Kyoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$437
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$759
😷 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 78% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4965th and 7679th ($1128 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 137th 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 39th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 946th and 3611th 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
$8.25
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943