Kyoto vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$482
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4577th and 5948th ($1210 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 108th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Shenzhen

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Kyoto Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618