Kobe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$460
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kobe is 28% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6198th ($1107 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 18th 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 Suzhou. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 674th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Suzhou

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Kobe Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613