Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$453
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
1.52M
298K

The cost of living in Kobe is 16% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5047th and 4555th ($1103 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Japan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 681st and 1317th 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
$6.87
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545