Cologne vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$947
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.52M

The cost of living in Cologne is 58% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2551st and 4793rd ($1744 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 12th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$16179

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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