Kobe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$460
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$578
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
34
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kobe is 119% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8612th ($1107 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 674th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$16348

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580