Hamamatsu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$405
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
788K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 6% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5093rd and 4726th ($1033 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 73rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Ranked 472nd vs 12th best cities to live in Japan, and 2884th vs 355th 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
$4.72
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045