Auckland vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	57
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	788K

The cost of living in Auckland is 88% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1924th and 5196th ($1968 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 365th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 161st and 3129th 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	$13	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$15100

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$981
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$971
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$919
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$976
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$860
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$983
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$961
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$908
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$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
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1016
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$981