Kobe vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$481
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.52M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 62% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4855th and 6979th ($1119 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 631st and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Wuhan

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Kobe Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$9062

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Cities near Kobe

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611