Kobe vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$489
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.52M
4.36M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4822nd and 5229th ($1076 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 181st 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
$5.97
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589