Kobe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$460
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 24% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6071st ($1107 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 674th and 521st 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
$5.64
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671