Hamamatsu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$424	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	57	100
😀 Quality of life	68	79
🏙️ Population	788K	594K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.9% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5314th and 5234th ($1046 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 362nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Ranked 441st vs 21st best cities to live in Japan, and 3144th vs 584th 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	$4.92	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$12607

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095