Kobe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$453
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
91
14
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 84% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5047th and 7960th ($1103 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 681st and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Zhoukou

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Kobe Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$16685

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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514