Kobe vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	68
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	1.52M	385K

The cost of living in Kobe is 57% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4793rd and 718th ($1107 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 664th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 674th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Tampa

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	Kobe	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$14045

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265