Kobe vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$474
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kobe is 2% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4945th and 5037th ($1106 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Japan and Oman, respectively. Check Japan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 708th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$11063

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453