Copenhagen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2601
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6038
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2570
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4591
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
667K
1.52M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 135% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 713th and 4945th ($2601 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 10th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kobe

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Copenhagen Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.6
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.14
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$6.84
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.58
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1734
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3186
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6448
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$614
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17654
$10723

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2184
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1421
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1757
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2086
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2280
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1619
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1598
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1485
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1591
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1485
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2029
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1472
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1386
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1362
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1805
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1785
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1502
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2088
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1523
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1444
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1770
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1668
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1481
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1515
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1529
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1869
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1482
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1563
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1675
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1861
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1460
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1662
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1421
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1467
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1658
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1678

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079