Kobe vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$489
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
49
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.63M

The cost of living in Kobe is 64% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4822nd and 7138th ($1076 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 15th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 14th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Novosibirsk

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Kobe Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$4125

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556