Kobe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$519
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 80% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4788th and 7573rd ($1185 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 40th and 1885th 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
$7.42
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$8347

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589