Kobe vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$481
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4855th and 6747th ($1119 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 63rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 631st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538