Kobe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kobe is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5047th and 916th ($1103 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 681st and 14th 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
$6.87
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$17184

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544