Kobe vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$460
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$602
😷 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 130% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8748th ($1107 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 674th and 5094th 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
$5.64
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$4785

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716