Kobe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4793rd and 861st ($1107 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 674th and 59th 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
$5.64
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$17118

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095