Kobe vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$453
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.52M
139K

The cost of living in Kobe is 67% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5047th and 86th ($1103 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 681st and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Reykjavik

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Kobe Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$30361

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409