Kobe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$474
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
22
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4945th and 4743rd ($1106 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 708th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$5508

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987