Kobe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$460
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
1.52M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kobe is 87% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4793rd and 7740th ($1107 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 674th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shaoyang

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Kobe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600