Kobe vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$519
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
91
14
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 94% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4788th and 7898th ($1185 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 226th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 40th and 7422nd 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
$7.42
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$18568

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12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531