Kobe vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$474
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kobe is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4945th and 6778th ($1106 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 708th and 3523rd 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
$6.42
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610