Kobe vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
246K

The cost of living in Kobe is 40% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4855th and 2276th ($1119 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1806th 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 631st and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Louisville

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Kobe Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13601

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954