Kobe vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$519
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kobe is 5% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4788th and 4646th ($1185 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 5th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 40th and 178th 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
$7.42
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612