Kyoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$419
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$827
😷 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 82% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5014th and 7943rd ($1100 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 867th and 7142nd 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
$7.94
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$13867

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619