Kobe vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$474
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$762
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kobe is 36% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4945th and 6617th ($1106 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 34th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 708th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821