Kobe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$474
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2M

The cost of living in Kobe is 51% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4945th and 6924th ($1106 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Japan and Belarus, respectively. Check Japan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 708th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Minsk

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Kobe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$11271

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879