Kobe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$519
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
58
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 128% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4788th and 8567th ($1185 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 40th and 4412th 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
$7.42
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740