Kobe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kobe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$489
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4822nd and 6882nd ($1076 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 102nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 14th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kobe vs Quanzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kobe vs Quanzhou

Prices for goods and services in Kobe and Quanzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kobe Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$19406

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083