Changhua vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$344
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$1247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
58
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
220K
788K

The cost of living in Changhua is 12% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6404th and 5611th ($874 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 413th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Hamamatsu. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hamamatsu ranked 357th in Japan, while ranked 3879th and 2696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Hamamatsu

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Changhua Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
1.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$5489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$3113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$17211

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927