Kobe vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kobe	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2821	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$460	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$848	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1696	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	1.52M	449K

The cost of living in Kobe is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4793rd and 59th ($1107 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 2nd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 674th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Zurich

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	Kobe	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4362	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3074	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16179	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717