Hamamatsu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$424
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
81
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
788K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 12% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5314th and 6046th ($1046 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3144th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Kaohsiung

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Hamamatsu Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$12438

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643