Kyoto vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$482
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4577th and 4780th ($1210 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 108th and 571st 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
$10.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774