Kobe vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$460	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	84
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	1.52M	513K

The cost of living in Kobe is 38% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 4793rd and 2461st ($1107 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 143rd 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 31st best city to live in Japan vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 674th and 132nd 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	$5.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$15161

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Cities near Kobe

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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686