Kobe vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$3159
🏠 One person rent
$501
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1057
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1766
$1534
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kobe is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4836th and 5010th ($1173 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 6th 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 1.4 months in Shanghai. Kobe ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 685th and 814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Shanghai

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Kobe Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.46
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$849
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4751
$14786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3062
$7699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11393
$30875

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1091
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1153
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1217
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1117
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1151
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1093
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1111
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1093
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1100
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1097
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1086
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1252
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1075
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1095
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1116
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1158
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1116
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1075
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1337
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1098
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1104
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1114
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1167
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1110
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1182
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1098
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1039
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1147
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1131
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1139
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1223
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1176
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1142
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1119

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1000
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$682
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$707
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$704
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$831
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$616
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$642
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$671
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$637
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$624
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$738
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$693
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$603
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$632
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$822
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$623
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$635
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$650
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$598
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$594
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$646
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$662
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$526
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$598
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$619
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$646
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$680
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$664
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$670
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$673
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$618
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$752