Kobe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$489
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kobe is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4822nd and 6604th ($1076 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 14th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shangqiu

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Kobe Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543