Kobe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$489
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kobe is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4822nd and 5170th ($1076 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 14th and 3722nd 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
$5.97
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645