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Kobe vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 14.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 59.3% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 35.9% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Kobe

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kobe are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Kobe. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kobe.

Kobe vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kobe instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$7.35 ¥1,178	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$4.51 ¥723	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$0.91 ¥146	-34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.69 ¥110	+12.2%
Average			-21.1%

Moscow vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.20 ¥193	+42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$6.68 ¥1,071	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$6.11 ¥979	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$1.60 ¥257	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.09 ¥495	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$2.75 ¥441	+239.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$1.41 ¥227	+62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$1.82 ¥291	+101.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$4.24 ¥680	+158.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$1.48 ¥237	+246.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$1.14 ¥183	+237.9%
Average			+104.4%

Moscow vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.43 ¥710	+56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$36.75 ¥5,889	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$21,189.94 ¥3M	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$13.82 ¥2,214	+141.2%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$32.91 ¥5,273	+321.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$467.77 ¥74,948	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$300.71 ¥48,181	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$150.85 ¥24,171	+36.4%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$340.80 ¥54,605	-48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$10,914.61 ¥2M	-23.6%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.34 ¥375	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$2.79 ¥448	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$3.34 ¥535	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$46.11 ¥7,388	+3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$12.03 ¥1,927	+83.3%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$44.33 ¥7,102	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$30.91 ¥4,952	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$38.76 ¥6,210	-68.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$46.78 ¥7,495	-70.2%
Average			-53.9%

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