Gimhae vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$320	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	57
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	534K	788K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 8% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5742nd and 5196th ($959 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 365th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 1960th and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Hamamatsu

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	Gimhae	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$15100

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

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