Kobe vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$474
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
79
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.94M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4945th and 5274th ($1106 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Japan and Peru, respectively. Check Japan vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 708th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$8454

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745