Auckland vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2805
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$784
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	57
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.47M	788K

The cost of living in Auckland is 121% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1099th and 5093rd ($2279 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 119th and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hamamatsu

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	Auckland	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$15188

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$966
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$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