Kobe vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$474
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kobe is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4945th and 5094th ($1106 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 22nd vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 708th vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sendai

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Kobe Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$5899

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Cities near Kobe

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013