Kobe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$453
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.52M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kobe is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5047th and 3728th ($1103 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 681st and 3206th 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
$6.87
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$4.91
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791