Kobe vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$481
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$468
😷 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 4855th and 8957th ($1119 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 26th in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 631st and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$1751

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311