Changhua vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$344
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
220K
1.52M

The cost of living in Changhua is 26% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6404th and 4788th ($874 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 3879th and 40th 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
$4.65
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038