Hamamatsu vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2601
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$357
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
75
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
788K
1.59M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 46% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5611th and 7388th ($995 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Hamamatsu ranked 357th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2696th and 5635th 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
$4.33
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.76
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.59
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.09%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5489
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$2.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17211
$826

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484