Kobe vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$460	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	1.52M	1.46M

The cost of living in Kobe is 4% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4641st ($1107 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 67th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Ranked 31st vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 674th vs 112th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Kyoto

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	Kobe	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$7056

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062