Kobe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$453
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
8
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
1.52M
133K

The cost of living in Kobe is 16% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5047th and 4552nd ($1103 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 2nd in Japan and Maldives, respectively. Check Japan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 681st and 5347th 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
$6.87
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$3300

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$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327