Changhua vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$348
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
57
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
227K
788K

The cost of living in Changhua is 14% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6021st and 5093rd ($890 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 262nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 4489th and 2884th 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
$3.9
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$15188

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954