Kobe vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$481
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2387
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.52M
873K

The cost of living in Kobe is 30% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4855th and 3227th ($1119 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 41st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 631st and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Marseille

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Kobe Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$9905

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498