Kobe vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$4305
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
467K

The cost of living in Kobe is 60% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5047th and 524th ($1103 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 453rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 681st and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Long Beach

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Kobe Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$22757

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059