Kobe vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$481
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
1.52M
8.8M

The cost of living in Kobe is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4855th and 5th ($1119 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 631st and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108