Kobe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$489
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 66% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4822nd and 7238th ($1076 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 14th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Wuhan

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Kobe Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$11975

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575