Kobe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$481
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.52M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 121% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4855th and 8633rd ($1119 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 531st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 631st and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shijiazhuang

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734