Kyoto vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$385
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.46M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5138th and 4461st ($1026 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 118th and 558th 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
$6.61
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$28143

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740