Hamamatsu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2629	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1462	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	56
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	788K	950K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5724th and 1439th ($991 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 398th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Jacksonville

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	Hamamatsu	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.36	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2728	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16739	$11934

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860