Barcelona vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.52M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 65% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4822nd ($1773 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 14th 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
$15.3
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015