Auckland vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	57
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	788K

The cost of living in Auckland is 93% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 2124th and 5456th ($1961 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 3374th 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	$12.6	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$18130

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$959
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$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