Kobe vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1937
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$4778
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1057
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1802
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
81
91
🏙️ Population
1.52M
513K

The cost of living in Kobe is 43% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 4945th and 2203rd ($1106 vs $1937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 132nd in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Liverpool ranked 30th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 708th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Liverpool

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Kobe Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$16116

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1804
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1815
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1680
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1873
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1883
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1813
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1712
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1828
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1729
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$2040
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1682
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$2001
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1759
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1578
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1921
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1788
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1698
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1835
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1513
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1839
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1840
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1783