Kobe vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$474
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
33
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kobe is 116% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4945th and 8584th ($1106 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 473rd 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 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 708th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$16794

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582