Kobe vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$519
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
27
😀 Quality of life
94
28
🏙️ Population
1.52M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kobe is 118% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4788th and 8425th ($1185 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 40th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Meru

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Kobe Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$10408

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583