Kyoto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Kyoto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1226
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3251
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$493
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1081
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2017
$956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 56% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4093rd and 6251st ($1226 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Kyoto ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 56th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Tianjin

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Kyoto Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1280
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5287
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5195
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$361
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10221
$9665

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1037
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1048
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1053
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1046
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1051
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1049
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1044
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1050
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1049
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1046
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1098
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1047
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1048
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1051
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1051
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1048
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1047
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1053
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1394
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1051
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1050
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$937
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1082
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1059
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1137
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$1047
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1075

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615