Kobe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$489
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 8% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4822nd and 4516th ($1076 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 1st 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 Taipei. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 14th and 209th 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
$5.97
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589