Barcelona vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1779
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.52M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 69% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2198th and 4855th ($1887 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 121st in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 238th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kobe

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Barcelona Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$14101

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094