Kobe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$489
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
71
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.52M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 121% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4822nd and 8597th ($1076 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 14th and 4919th 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
$5.97
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$4869

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733