Dortmund vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$789
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
595K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 43% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3100th and 4793rd ($1585 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 127th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 114th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$16179

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$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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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