Kobe vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$481
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
1.52M
7.1M

The cost of living in Kobe is 51% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4855th and 6718th ($1119 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 59th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 631st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$24056

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742