Kobe vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$481
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
84
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.52M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kobe is 20% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4855th and 6052nd ($1119 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 631st and 496th 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
$6.03
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716