Kobe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$453
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
68
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 116% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5047th and 8643rd ($1103 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 681st and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Zhengzhou

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Kobe Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556