Dortmund vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$736
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$1779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
593K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 36% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3604th and 4855th ($1523 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 121st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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