Kobe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$460
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$893
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kobe is 72% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4793rd and 7256th ($1107 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 674th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$20567

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936