Kobe vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$460	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	85
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	1.52M	442K

The cost of living in Kobe is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4793rd and 119th ($1107 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 107th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 674th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Miami

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	Kobe	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$23889

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882