Kobe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$474
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kobe is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4945th and 5995th ($1106 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 708th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451