Kobe vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kobe | Raleigh | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Kobe is 52% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4945th and 1213th ($1106 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1060th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kobe vs Raleigh
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| Kobe | Raleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.3 mi |  Ashiya | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Nishinomiya | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Akashi | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Takarazuka | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Amagasaki | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Miki | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Sanda | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Itami | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Inami | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Kawanishi | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Ikeda | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Toyonaka | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Inagawa | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Harima | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Osaka | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Ono | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Izumiotsu | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Minoh | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Takaishi | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sakai | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Kishiwada | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kato | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Suita | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Izumi | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kakogawa | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Kaizuka | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Izumisano | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Moriguchi | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Kumatori | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Settsu | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Matsubara | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Takasago | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Kadoma | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Sennan | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Hannan | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Awaji | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Ibaraki | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Higashiosaka | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Nishiwaki | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yao |
Cities near Raleigh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.6 mi |  Garner | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Cary | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Morrisville | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Wake Forest | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Apex | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Holly Springs | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Fuquay-Varina | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Durham | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Chapel Hill | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Henderson | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Sanford | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Wilson | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Rocky Mount | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Goldsboro | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Burlington | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Fayetteville | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Asheboro | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Danville | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Greensboro | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Roanoke Rapids | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kinston | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Greenville | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | High Point | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Thomasville | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kernersville | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Lumberton | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Rockingham | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Winston-Salem | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Jacksonville | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | New Bern | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Salisbury | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Kannapolis | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Lynchburg | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Concord | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Havelock | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Wilmington | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Petersburg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Monroe | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Mint Hill | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Roanoke |