Kobe vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$5564
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1630
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$2795
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$5865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	29
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	1.52M	136K

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4793rd and 870th ($1107 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Japan vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 674th and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Luxembourg City

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	Kobe	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$16923

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500