Amsterdam vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$2275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
921K
1.52M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 137% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 612th and 4822nd ($2545 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 37th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kobe

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Amsterdam Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$9012

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015