Kobe vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$453
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
48
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.64M

The cost of living in Kobe is 25% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5047th and 6431st ($1103 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 30th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 681st and 5802nd 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
$6.87
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$4901

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891