Kobe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$481
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.52M
133K

The cost of living in Kobe is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4855th and 4342nd ($1119 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 631st and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$3225

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352