Hamamatsu vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1049
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$2870
🏠 One person rent	$424	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$944
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$1994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	57	78
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	788K	941K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.2% less expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 5314th and 5297th ($1046 vs $1049) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 31st in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.9 months in Hwaseong. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Hwaseong ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 3144th and 1823rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Hwaseong

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	Hamamatsu	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$9403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$6154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$23295

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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 Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$990
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$988
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1025
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1025
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1068
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1142
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1087
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$966
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1461
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1057
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1008
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1027
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1074
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1085
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1222
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1077
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1084
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$941
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1020
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$968
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$989
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1098
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$997
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1066
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1134
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1140
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098