Kyoto vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$482
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
1.46M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 82% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4577th and 7155th ($1210 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 142nd 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 7th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 108th and 6224th 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
$10.5
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$22902

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014