Hamamatsu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2833
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$407
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
788K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 16% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5196th and 4340th ($1045 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 26th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 452nd vs 13th best cities to live in Japan, and 3129th vs 497th 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
$4.77
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.96%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2562
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15100
$15204

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$971
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$919
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$976
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$929
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$975
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$860
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$885
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$983
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$961
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$908
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$969
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$966
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$925
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$940
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$948
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$931
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1010
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$984
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$985
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$998
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$932
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$985
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$990
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1016
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1008
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1015
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$977
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1003
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$991
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1013
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$995
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1010
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$998
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$985
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1016
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116