Hamamatsu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2629	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$345	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1462	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	788K	594K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 6% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5724th and 5298th ($991 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 243rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 13th vs 37th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 939th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Kawaguchi

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	Hamamatsu	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.36	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2728	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16739	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115