Denver vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
716K
1.52M

The cost of living in Denver is 141% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 444th and 4855th ($2699 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 121st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 160th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Kobe

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Denver Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$14101

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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