Kyoto vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$385
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
1.46M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5138th and 7871st ($1026 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 118th and 6810th 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
$6.61
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586