Kobe vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
1.52M
548K

The cost of living in Kobe is 48% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4855th and 1500th ($1119 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 53rd in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 631st and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Manchester

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Kobe Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$17390

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761