Hefei vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$216
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 7469th and 4945th ($643 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 71st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 4318th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079