Almaty vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3080
🏠 One person rent
$434
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
58
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
1.92M
788K

The cost of living in Almaty is 36% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6284th and 4154th ($775 vs $1203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Hamamatsu. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hamamatsu ranked 521st in Japan, while ranked 4680th and 2357th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Hamamatsu

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Almaty Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
1.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$61.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$16744

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Cities near Almaty

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1052
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$1208
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$1073
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1048
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$1048
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$1048
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$1048
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$1047
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$1047
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$1058
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1048
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$1055
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1193
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1065
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1070
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1121
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1178
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1048
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1048
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1047
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1058
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1049
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1045
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1050
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1044
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1053
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1053
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1049
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1053
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1050