Kobe vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$489
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
91
19
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kobe is 68% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4822nd and 7280th ($1076 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 199th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 14th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583