Hamamatsu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$345
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
80
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
788K
2.72M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.8% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5724th and 5666th ($991 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 3rd 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 13th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 398th and 364th 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
$4.61
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$11481

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610