Kobe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$474
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$5599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
81
98
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kobe is 74% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4945th and 4th ($1106 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 708th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs New York City

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Kobe New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$8.67
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$22663

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174