Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$345
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
58
85
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
788K
2.87M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5724th and 5984th ($991 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 398th and 409th 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
$4.61
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$17495

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11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665