Kitakyushu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$396
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1779
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
91
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
935K
1.52M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 7% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5340th and 4855th ($1044 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 121st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Ranked 317th vs 33rd best cities to live in Japan, and 2364th vs 631st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Kobe

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Kitakyushu Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094