Kobe vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$474
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$5915
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
87
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4945th and 6th ($1106 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 708th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs San Jose, United States

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Kobe San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254