Hamamatsu vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2637	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$400	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	62
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	788K	351K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5456th and 122nd ($1016 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 90th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 3374th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Honolulu

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	Hamamatsu	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.94	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18130	$20539

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$959
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$897
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$968
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$908
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$974
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$814
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$853
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$977
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$976
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$884
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$979
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$909
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$973
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$937
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$976
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1005
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$961
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$960
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$978
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$1025
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1001
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$960
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$971
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$985
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$958
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$966
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$970
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$992
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$978
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$985
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$972
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$954

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182