Kobe vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.49M

The cost of living in Kobe is 51% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4822nd and 1315th ($1076 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 1st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 14th and 48th 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
$5.97
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$18334

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599