Hamamatsu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2601	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	788K	950K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5611th and 1499th ($995 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1231st 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 1.3 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Hamamatsu ranked 357th best city to live in Japan vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 2696th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hamamatsu	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.76	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.09%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5489	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17211	$11918

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$941
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$879
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$936
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$887
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$817
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$844
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$941
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$912
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$864
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$923
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$915
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$873
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$888
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$893
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$883
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$938
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$913
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$930
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$895
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$961
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$921
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$931
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$943
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$947
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$928
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$945
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$931
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$937
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$966
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$958
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$940
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$961
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$948
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$937
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$966
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$927

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863