Hamamatsu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$345
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
788K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 29% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5724th and 4342nd ($991 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 16th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 13th vs 4th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Kawasaki

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Hamamatsu Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$12261

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144