Kobe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$453
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2M

The cost of living in Kobe is 32% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5047th and 6618th ($1103 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Belarus, respectively. Check Japan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 681st and 4692nd 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
$6.87
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882