Hamamatsu vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$345
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$4606
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
100
😀 Quality of life
86
95
🏙️ Population
788K
2.3M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5724th and 1354th ($991 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1137th 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 Houston. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 398th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Houston

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Hamamatsu Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$22380

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$840
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$868
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$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
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$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
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$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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$2228
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$2150
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$2094
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$2260
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$2071
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$2112
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$2136
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$2297
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$2386
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$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
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$2114
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$2738
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$2048
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$1836
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$1897
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$2112
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$2022
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$1605
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$1913
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$2000
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$1900
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$1887
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$2226
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$1971
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$1904
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$1510
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$2115
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$2444
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$2027
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$2153
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$2237
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$2125
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$2229
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$2171
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$2200
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