Kobe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$519
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
1.52M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 29% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4788th and 3277th ($1185 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 40th and 2774th 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
$7.42
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749