Kaohsiung vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$382
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5666th and 5047th ($999 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 681st 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
$3.78
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$12285

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071