Kobe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$519
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kobe is 2% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4788th and 4843rd ($1185 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 40th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Medina

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Kobe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077