Kyoto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$427
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 71% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4942nd and 7452nd ($1107 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 947th and 2435th 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
$8.41
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573