Hamamatsu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$400
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
57
93
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
788K
2.33M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5456th and 5995th ($1016 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3374th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$14970

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$959
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$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451