Kobe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$519
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
17
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kobe is 94% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4788th and 7879th ($1185 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 40th and 7390th 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
$7.42
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$19212

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522