Kobe vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
91
😀 Quality of life
81
91
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.75M

The cost of living in Kobe is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5047th and 1819th ($1103 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 2nd in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 681st and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Rome

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Kobe Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$12431

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Cities near Kobe

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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358