Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$460
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$2298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
298K

The cost of living in Kobe is 14% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4263rd ($1107 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Japan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 674th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Manama

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Kobe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514