Changhua vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$2833
🏠 One person rent
$308
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
57
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
225K
788K

The cost of living in Changhua is 22% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6385th and 5196th ($813 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 365th 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 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 3129th 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
$4.44
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$15100

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16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$894
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$796
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$981
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$971
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$919
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$929
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981