Kyoto vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$437
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 20% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4965th and 6106th ($1128 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 946th and 1113th 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
$8.25
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$22916

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638