Kyoto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$482
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 70% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4577th and 6862nd ($1210 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 108th and 2285th 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
$10.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618