Kobe vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$489
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2M

The cost of living in Kobe is 66% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4822nd and 7206th ($1076 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 1st in Japan and Belarus, respectively. Check Japan vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 14th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$5767

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760