Kobe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$519
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.52M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4788th and 4931st ($1185 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs New Taipei

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Kobe New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612