Kobe vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$453
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kobe is 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5047th and 5585th ($1103 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 16th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 681st vs 2145th 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
$6.87
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$5002

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022