Frankfurt vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
776K
1.52M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 97% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1510th and 4945th ($2182 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 71st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 38th and 708th 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
$17.3
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$10723

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079