Hamamatsu vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$400
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
76
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
788K
1.59M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 44% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5456th and 7072nd ($1016 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3374th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$836

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11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540