Kobe vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$4298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	75
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.52M	459K

The cost of living in Kobe is 55% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4793rd and 866th ($1107 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 674th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Virginia Beach

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	Kobe	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777