Kobe vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
1.52M
664K

The cost of living in Kobe is 58% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5047th and 676th ($1103 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 7th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 681st and 24th 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
$6.87
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727