Copenhagen vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
644K
1.52M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 122% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 795th and 4855th ($2483 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 9th and 631st 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
$20.2
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$14101

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Kobe

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