Kobe vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$474
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
133K

The cost of living in Kobe is 16% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4945th and 4439th ($1106 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 708th and 5057th 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
$6.42
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$3575

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$1033
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$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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$1445
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$344
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$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327