Frankfurt vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
91
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
776K
1.52M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 102% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1425th and 5047th ($2230 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 681st 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
$18.6
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$12285

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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