Hamamatsu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$405
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
57
93
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
788K
2.29M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5093rd and 6163rd ($1033 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Hamamatsu ranked 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 2884th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Taoyuan

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$13937

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$966
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716