Kobe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$460
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
13.1M

The cost of living in Kobe is 11% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4359th ($1107 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 674th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Moscow

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Kobe Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592