Auckland vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
58
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
1.47M
788K

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1604th and 5724th ($2156 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 13th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 398th 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
$13.5
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$16739

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13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1778
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1646
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1527
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1474
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1261
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1740
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1393
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1523
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1304
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1605
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1696
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1518
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1458
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1359
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1788
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2037
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1533
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1325
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1787
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1894
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1623
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2303
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1579
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$879
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$857
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1997

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941