Kobe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$474
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4945th and 5518th ($1106 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 708th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650