Hamamatsu vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	62
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	788K	351K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 65% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5196th and 151st ($1045 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 134th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 3129th and 301st 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	$4.77	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$19966

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159