Kobe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$474
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.52M
298K

The cost of living in Kobe is 11% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4945th and 4625th ($1106 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.6 months in Manama. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 708th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$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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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534