Hamamatsu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$345
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
86
72
🏙️ Population
788K
1.85M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5724th and 6264th ($991 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 398th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Tainan

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Hamamatsu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697