Kaohsiung vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$370
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
85
81
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5567th and 4945th ($1002 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 461st and 708th 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
$3.91
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079