Baltimore vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	586K	1.52M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 107% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4793rd ($2287 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 131st and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Kobe

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	Baltimore	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$16179

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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