Bangkok vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$416	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	91
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.52M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 15% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4793rd ($941 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kobe

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	Bangkok	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$16179

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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