Kobe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$519
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 80% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4788th and 7558th ($1185 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 40th and 2343rd 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
$7.42
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538