Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$405
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
84
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
788K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 4% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5093rd and 5356th ($1033 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 3rd 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 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2884th and 343rd 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
$4.72
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721