Kobe vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$3391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
633K

The cost of living in Kobe is 40% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5047th and 2663rd ($1103 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1875th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 681st and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Memphis

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Kobe Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$27314

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Cities near Kobe

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

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822