Barcelona vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 66% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2276th and 4793rd ($1841 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 127th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 270th and 674th 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
$15
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$16179

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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