Hamamatsu vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$345
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$3192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
58
80
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
788K
687K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 50% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5724th and 2068th ($991 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 2nd in Japan and Finland, respectively. Check Japan vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 398th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Helsinki

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Hamamatsu Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$15326

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232