Kobe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$474
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 3% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4945th and 4867th ($1106 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 708th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$17207

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589