Kobe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$519
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4788th and 5994th ($1185 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 351st 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
$7.42
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684