Kobe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kobe is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4855th and 656th ($1119 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 5th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 631st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Toronto

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Kobe Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085