Antwerp vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$832
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$1696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
529K
1.52M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 48% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2896th and 4793rd ($1640 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 127th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Kobe

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Antwerp Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$16179

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6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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$1049
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$1127
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$1158
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$1072
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$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079