Kobe vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$460	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$993
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	91	1
😀 Quality of life	78	34
🏙️ Population	1.52M	30K

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3483rd ($1107 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 2nd in Japan and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 674th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Majuro

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	Kobe	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192