Edinburgh vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
91
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
488K
1.52M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 111% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1221st and 5047th ($2331 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 98th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kobe

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Edinburgh Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$12285

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071