Kobe vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.52M
662K

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4945th and 931st ($1106 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 Vancouver. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 708th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Vancouver

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Kobe Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$5.74
 Cappuccino
$2.97
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$19787

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812