Hamamatsu vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$5400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	57	97
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	788K	793K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 61% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5314th and 440th ($1046 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 384th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 3144th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Hempstead

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	Hamamatsu	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$21852

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168