Kobe vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
548K

The cost of living in Kobe is 53% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5047th and 1156th ($1103 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 33rd 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 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 681st and 78th 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
$6.87
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$21096

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862