Kobe vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$481
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$679
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
78
38
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kobe is 44% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4855th and 6542nd ($1119 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 631st and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542