Beirut vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$623
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.52M

The cost of living in Beirut is 11% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4447th and 4822nd ($1195 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5118th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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