Kyoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$437
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
1.46M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 88% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4965th and 7929th ($1128 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 946th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Shaoyang

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Kyoto Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615