Kyoto vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$482
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 136% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4577th and 8584th ($1210 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 526th 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 Shenyang. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 108th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Shenyang

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Kyoto Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511