Kobe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$481
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
1.52M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kobe is 1% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4855th and 4780th ($1119 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 631st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shanghai

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Kobe Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774