Kobe vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$481
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
1.52M
874K

The cost of living in Kobe is 70% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4855th and 9th ($1119 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 631st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$31050

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610