Changhua vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$308
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
225K
1.52M

The cost of living in Changhua is 27% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6385th and 4793rd ($813 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 127th 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 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 674th 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
$4.44
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$16179

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$894
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$796
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079