Kobe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$474
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
60
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4945th and 7025th ($1106 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 708th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531