Kobe vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$474
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
877K

The cost of living in Kobe is 36% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4945th and 2991st ($1106 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 38th in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 708th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$10222

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620