Hamamatsu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$345
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1876
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
91
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
788K
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 10% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5724th and 5047th ($991 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 98th 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 Kobe. Ranked 13th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 681st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Kobe

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Hamamatsu Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.89
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$12285

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071