Changhua vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$346
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
58
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
221K
788K

The cost of living in Changhua is 10% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6410th and 5724th ($888 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 492nd 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 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 398th 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
$4.75
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$16739

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941