Kobe vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$474
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kobe is 42% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4945th and 2306th ($1106 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 52nd 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 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 708th and 46th 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
$6.42
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$4789

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Cities near Kobe

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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811