Kobe vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$460
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$326
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.01M

The cost of living in Kobe is 101% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8233rd ($1107 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 674th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Surabaya

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Kobe Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$5490

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508