Kobe vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$460
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kobe is 5% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4604th ($1107 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 7th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 674th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Mexico City

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Kobe Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$9034

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KobeMexico City

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804