Kobe vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1408
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2484
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$2682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
79
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
1.52M
568K

The cost of living in Kobe is 52% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4945th and 1272nd ($1106 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 13th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 708th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Surrey

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Kobe Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$12061

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741