Hamamatsu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$424
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
84
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
788K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5314th and 6052nd ($1046 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th 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 441st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3144th and 496th 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
$4.92
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$13638

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$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716