Hamamatsu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$400
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
91
😀 Quality of life
72
81
🏙️ Population
788K
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 8% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5456th and 4945th ($1016 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 71st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Ranked 427th vs 22nd best cities to live in Japan, and 3374th vs 708th 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
$4.74
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079