Kobe vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3954
😷 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 55% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4945th and 920th ($1106 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 708th and 61st 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
$6.42
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$14492

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730