Kobe vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$481
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
13M

The cost of living in Kobe is 4% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4855th and 5091st ($1119 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 631st and 1280th 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
$6.03
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541