Kobe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$453
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kobe is 17% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5047th and 6085th ($1103 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 681st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Taoyuan

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Kobe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464