Beijing vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$596
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$1462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
21.9M
788K

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5341st and 5724th ($1044 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 492nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 2718th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Hamamatsu

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Beijing Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$16739

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Hamamatsu

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