Kobe vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$481
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.52M
616K

The cost of living in Kobe is 23% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4855th and 3925th ($1119 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 535th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 631st and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$10026

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261