Chengdu vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2805
🏠 One person rent	$242	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$784
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	57
😀 Quality of life	73	70
🏙️ Population	20.9M	788K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 38% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 7269th and 5093rd ($643 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 262nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 1633rd and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hamamatsu

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	Chengdu	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$15188

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

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