Kobe vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$3717
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kobe is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4855th and 1056th ($1119 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 631st and 54th 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
$6.03
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668