Kobe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3732
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
97
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.15M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4945th and 843rd ($1106 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Paris. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 708th and 18th 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
$6.42
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$15084

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488