Cologne vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.52M

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2308th and 4855th ($1851 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 16th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kobe

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Cologne Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094