Kobe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$481
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 114% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4855th and 8506th ($1119 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 631st and 3930th 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
$6.03
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619