Hamburg City vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
1.91M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 99% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1513th and 5047th ($2194 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th 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 Hamburg City compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Kobe

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Hamburg City Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$12285

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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