Kobe vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	1.52M	664K

The cost of living in Kobe is 53% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4793rd and 1038th ($1107 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 3rd in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 674th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Rotterdam

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	Kobe	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$10730

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514