Kobe vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$481
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
78
25
🏙️ Population
1.52M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kobe is 109% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4855th and 8393rd ($1119 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 4th in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 631st and 8584th 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
$6.03
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545