Kyoto vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$385
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.46M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 49% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5138th and 6886th ($1026 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 118th and 1662nd 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
$6.61
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$16123

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600