Arlington vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	91
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	394K	1.52M

The cost of living in Arlington is 70% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2153rd and 4793rd ($1883 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 127th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 1499th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Kobe

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	Arlington	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$16179

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$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