Kobe vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	1.52M	525K

The cost of living in Kobe is 61% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4793rd and 313th ($1107 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 277th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 674th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sacramento

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	Kobe	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045