Kobe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$453
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 69% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5047th and 7564th ($1103 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 107th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 681st and 2134th 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
$6.87
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584