Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$481
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.52M
298K

The cost of living in Kobe is 12% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4855th and 4400th ($1119 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Japan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 631st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520