Hefei vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$205
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7405th and 4793rd ($625 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 127th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 3963rd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$16179

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079