Kobe vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$460	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	91	49
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	1.52M	1.48M

The cost of living in Kobe is 8% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4793rd and 5351st ($1107 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 674th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Zapopan

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	Kobe	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696