Kobe vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$474
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
77
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 120% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4945th and 8651st ($1106 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 708th and 4484th 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
$6.42
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563