Kobe vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$481
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4855th and 4630th ($1119 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 6th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 631st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$8550

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709