Kyoto vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$419
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
74
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.46M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 80% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5014th and 7878th ($1100 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 867th and 6059th 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
$7.94
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532