Kobe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$519
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
8
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
1.52M
133K

The cost of living in Kobe is 10% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4788th and 4490th ($1185 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 40th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Male

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Kobe Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322