Kaohsiung vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$361
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.52M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5750th and 4793rd ($956 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 127th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 417th and 674th 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
$3.82
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$16179

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$788
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$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
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$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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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