Kyoto vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$419
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
78
76
🏙️ Population
1.46M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 11% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5014th and 5618th ($1100 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 867th and 1163rd 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
$7.94
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648