Kobe vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$453
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
21
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
1.52M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kobe is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5047th and 7929th ($1103 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 213th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 681st and 7123rd 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
$6.87
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615