Kobe vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5756
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1413
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$698
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$4476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.52M
430K

The cost of living in Kobe is 54% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4945th and 1095th ($1106 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 708th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Minneapolis

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Kobe Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.96
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$26604

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2335
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2054
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2283
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2236
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2528
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2160
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2398
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2183
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2286
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2201
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2252
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2312
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2320
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2353
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2478
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2296
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2386
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2147
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2317
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2202
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2258
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2299
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2678