Kobe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$3414
😷 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 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4855th and 998th ($1119 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 631st and 22nd 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
$6.03
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$18941

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395