Kaohsiung vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$353
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 18% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5770th and 4788th ($971 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kobe

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Kaohsiung Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Kobe

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