Kobe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$489
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.52M
133K

The cost of living in Kobe is 16% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4822nd and 4218th ($1076 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 1st in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 14th and 4858th 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
$5.97
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$3438

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$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

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$1207
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$347
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$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339