Kyoto vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$437
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4641st and 5950th ($1148 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 112th and 545th 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
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$22267

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KyotoShenzhen

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609