Cleveland vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$1696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	373K	1.52M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 72% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2110th and 4793rd ($1899 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 127th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 305th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Kobe

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	Cleveland	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$16179

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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