Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2833
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$407
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
84
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
788K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 17% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5196th and 6071st ($1045 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3129th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Taichung

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Hamamatsu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.77
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.96%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2562
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15100
$18658

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HamamatsuTaichung

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
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32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671