Kyoto vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$427
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
1.46M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4879th ($1107 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 947th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Shanghai

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Kyoto Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753