Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2601
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$357
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
85
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
788K
2.87M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5611th and 5994th ($995 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamamatsu ranked 357th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2696th and 351st 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
$4.33
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.76
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.09%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5489
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17211
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684