Kobe vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$9886
🏠 One person rent
$519
$6445
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$5999
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$763
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$9172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
21
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
1.52M
38.9K

The cost of living in Kobe is 84% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 4788th and 1st ($1185 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Monaco, respectively. Check Japan vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 40th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Monaco City

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Kobe Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$8.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$46388

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Monaco City

Distance City Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1901
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1863
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1541
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$2002
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1469
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1264
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1386
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1488
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1530
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1613
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1320
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1659
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1335
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1759
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1429
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1320
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1827
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1565
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1542
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1226
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1560
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1725
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1501
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1479
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1271
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1673
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1467
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1674
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1803
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1556
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1669
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1352
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716