Kobe vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5047th and 889th ($1103 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 681st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Munich

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Kobe Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$16629

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748