Kyoto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$419
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 61% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5014th and 7400th ($1100 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 867th and 2024th 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
$7.94
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$3
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546