Kobe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$453
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 64% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5047th and 7431st ($1103 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 80th 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 Ningbo. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 681st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Ningbo

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Kobe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525