Kobe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$519
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.9M

The cost of living in Kobe is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4788th and 2370th ($1185 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 64th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 40th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Montreal

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Kobe Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$6432

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Cities near Kobe

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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828