Kobe vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$489
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
74
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kobe is 18% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4822nd and 5887th ($1076 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 7th 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 Tainan. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Tainan

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Kobe Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741