Kobe vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$474
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$4549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.9M

The cost of living in Kobe is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4945th and 65th ($1106 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 51st 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 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Los Angeles

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Kobe Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$8.27
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$26874

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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
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927