Hiroshima vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$335
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.52M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 21% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6156th and 4793rd ($878 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 127th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ranked 8th vs 31st best cities to live in Japan, and 218th vs 674th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Kobe

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Hiroshima Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$16179

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HiroshimaKobe

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$907

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079