Changhua vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$328
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$1588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
57
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
225K
788K

The cost of living in Changhua is 20% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6291st and 5314th ($841 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 420th 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 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 5006th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$12706

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007