Kobe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$3146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kobe is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4793rd and 1222nd ($1107 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 674th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Paris

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Kobe Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293