Kobe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$474
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
1.52M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kobe is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4945th and 7790th ($1106 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 708th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$10279

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599