Kobe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$481
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4855th and 5212th ($1119 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 631st and 279th 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
$6.03
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13786

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605