Kobe vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$489
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.52M
791K

The cost of living in Kobe is 2% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4822nd and 4949th ($1076 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 172nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Ranked 3rd vs 599th best cities to live in Japan, and 14th vs 3500th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Niigata

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Kobe Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942