Cologne vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$967
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
96
96
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.52M

The cost of living in Cologne is 63% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2484th and 4822nd ($1752 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 106th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 12th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$9012

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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