Brussels vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
189K
1.52M

The cost of living in Brussels is 74% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2147th and 4822nd ($1869 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 148th and 14th 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
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$9012

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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