Hamamatsu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$405
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
81
😀 Quality of life
70
84
🏙️ Population
788K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 11% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5093rd and 5786th ($1033 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Hamamatsu ranked 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2884th and 320th 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
$4.72
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655