Kobe vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$474
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kobe is 17% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4945th and 4418th ($1106 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 708th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$11015

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030