Kobe vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
81
100
🏙️ Population
1.52M
5.45M

The cost of living in Kobe is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4945th and 649th ($1106 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 708th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sydney

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Kobe Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$19140

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710