Hamamatsu vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2833
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$407
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
57
58
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
788K
738K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 17% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5196th and 6073rd ($1045 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 825th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2 months in Kumamoto. Ranked 452nd vs 343rd best cities to live in Japan, and 3129th vs 2451st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Kumamoto

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Hamamatsu Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.77
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.88
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.96%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$4226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2562
$2011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$551
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15100
$11936

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$981
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$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

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882