Kobe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$460
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kobe is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4534th ($1107 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 674th and 339th 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
$5.64
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$19749

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18 km or 11 mi Akashi
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$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581