Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$400
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
85
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
788K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5456th and 5518th ($1016 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 Taichung. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3374th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$19915

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650