Kyoto vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$437
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
1.46M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4641st and 8544th ($1148 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 112th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Zhengzhou

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Kyoto Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$19343

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KyotoZhengzhou

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$349

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591