Kobe vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$474
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4945th and 6334th ($1106 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 708th and 1094th 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
$6.42
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634