Kobe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$460
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6171st ($1107 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 674th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443