Kobe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$453
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kobe is 12% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5047th and 4661st ($1103 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 681st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Taipei

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Kobe Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602