Frankfurt vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
91
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
1.52M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 90% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1384th and 4788th ($2251 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kobe

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Frankfurt Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$10496

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038