Kobe vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$460
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.52M
620K

The cost of living in Kobe is 27% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3353rd ($1107 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 271st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 674th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Leipzig

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Kobe Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307