Kobe vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$460
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.52M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kobe is 174% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8948th ($1107 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 24th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 674th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Kolkata

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Kobe Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$1469

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KobeKolkata

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308