Hamamatsu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$400
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
80
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
788K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 1% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5456th and 5567th ($1016 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3374th and 461st 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
$4.74
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600