Kobe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$489
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4822nd and 5356th ($1076 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Taichung

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Kobe Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$13893

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Cities near Kobe

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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721