Birmingham vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.52M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 86% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1471st and 4788th ($2204 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 31st in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kobe

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Birmingham Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$5
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$10496

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038