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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$460	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	1.52M	1.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8th ($1107 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 6th 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 San Jose, United States. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 674th and 82nd 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	$5.64	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968