Kobe vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$4646
🏠 One person rent
$460
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$2025
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$3603
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.52M
398K

The cost of living in Kobe is 39% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4793rd and 2367th ($1107 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 674th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Wichita

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Kobe Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$15994

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KobeWichita

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1846
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1730
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1237
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1671
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1569
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1337
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1814
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1856
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1748
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1777
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1864
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1649
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1851
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1855
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1889
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1521
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1621
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1885
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1874
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1720
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1902
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1768
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2124
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1824
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1832
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1861
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1878
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1862
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2290
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1896
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$1946
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1855
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2322
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2259
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2437
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2325
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$1989
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1821
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2312