Brussels vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	196K	1.52M

The cost of living in Brussels is 64% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2354th and 4793rd ($1816 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 190th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kobe

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	Brussels	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$16179

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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