Kobe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$453
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
91
17
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kobe is 91% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5047th and 8149th ($1103 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 300th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 681st and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Nanyang

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Kobe Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$14394

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489