Kobe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$489
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
1.52M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kobe is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4822nd and 5744th ($1076 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 16th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 14th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shenzhen

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Kobe Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584