Hamamatsu vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$3992
🏠 One person rent	$424	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$2320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	57	60
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	788K	528K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 14% less expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 5314th and 4567th ($1046 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 46th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.9 months in Himeji. Ranked 441st vs 231st best cities to live in Japan, and 3144th vs 1864th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Himeji

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	Hamamatsu	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$5940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$11.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$13943

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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 Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1103
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1088
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1106
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1088
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1075
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1083
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1080
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1181
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$1025
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1172
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1072
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1074
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1185
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$985
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1072
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1084
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1072
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1249
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$977
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1068
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1067
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1073
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1075
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1045