Kobe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$453
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
58
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 124% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5047th and 8757th ($1103 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 681st and 4718th 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
$6.87
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716