Kobe vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3342
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
81
99
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4945th and 918th ($1106 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 708th and 6th 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
$6.42
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$17676

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043