Kobe vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$481
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kobe is 68% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4855th and 7155th ($1119 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 631st and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014