Changhua vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$346
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
221K
1.52M

The cost of living in Changhua is 19% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6410th and 5047th ($888 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 98th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Kobe

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Changhua Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$12285

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071