Barcelona vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.52M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 92% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5047th ($2116 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 681st 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
$17.8
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$12285

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071