Kobe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$474
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.52M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kobe is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4945th and 4879th ($1106 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 708th and 1383rd 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
$6.42
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753