Kobe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$460
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6849th ($1107 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 674th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522