Kobe vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
664K

The cost of living in Kobe is 50% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4855th and 1336th ($1119 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 6th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 631st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592