Kobe vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$474
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
81
41
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.58M

The cost of living in Kobe is 36% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4945th and 6610th ($1106 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 116th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 708th and 7634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Leon

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Kobe Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.41
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$2924

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777