Changhua vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$328
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
225K
1.52M

The cost of living in Changhua is 25% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6291st and 4855th ($841 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 5006th and 631st 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
$3.91
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$2.8
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$14101

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$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094