Kobe vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$481
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1084
😷 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 29% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4855th and 6227th ($1119 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 631st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691