Kobe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$519
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
31
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kobe is 119% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4788th and 8441st ($1185 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 447th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 40th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Luoyang

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Kobe Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610