Hamamatsu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$424
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
57
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
788K
2.33M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5314th and 6227th ($1046 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3144th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$13630

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$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
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$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
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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691