Changhua vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$348
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
227K
1.52M

The cost of living in Changhua is 17% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6021st and 4822nd ($890 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 106th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4489th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$9012

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$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015