Hamamatsu vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$345
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
75
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
788K
1.59M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 42% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5724th and 7267th ($991 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 13th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 398th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Karaj

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Hamamatsu Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$833

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$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

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546