Chicago vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.52M

The cost of living in Chicago is 143% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 505th and 4822nd ($2613 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 106th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 16th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kobe

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Chicago Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$9012

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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