Kobe vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$453
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
791K

The cost of living in Kobe is 8% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5047th and 5487th ($1103 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 361st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Ranked 16th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 681st vs 2415th 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
$6.87
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$16483

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032