Hamamatsu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$345
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
94
😀 Quality of life
86
89
🏙️ Population
788K
2.44M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 21% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5724th and 4661st ($991 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 398th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Taipei

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Hamamatsu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$18442

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$926
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602