Kobe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$474
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
1.52M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4945th and 4141st ($1106 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 708th and 2664th 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
$6.42
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.27
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$15272

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772