Hamamatsu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2833
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$407
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1050
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5196th and 6171st ($1045 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 7th 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 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3129th and 418th 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
$4.77
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.96%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2562
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15100
$18619

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HamamatsuTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
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$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
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$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
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$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
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$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
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$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
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$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443