Kaohsiung vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$342
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 17% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6046th and 4855th ($932 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 389th and 631st 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
$3.76
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$14101

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094