Bucharest vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$535	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.52M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 3% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4935th and 5047th ($1138 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 508th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kobe

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	Bucharest	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$12285

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071