Kobe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$519
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
94
71
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kobe is 83% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4788th and 7630th ($1185 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 40th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Quanzhou

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Kobe Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954