Kobe vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$481
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.63M

The cost of living in Kobe is 73% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4855th and 7298th ($1119 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 26th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 631st and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585