Dublin vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$2275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
553K
1.52M

The cost of living in Dublin is 152% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 357th and 4822nd ($2713 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 35th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Kobe

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Dublin Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$9012

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015