Hamamatsu vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$345
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
58
59
😀 Quality of life
86
75
🏙️ Population
788K
738K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 4% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 5724th and 5985th ($991 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 651st 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 Kumamoto. Ranked 13th vs 132nd best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 1814th 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
$4.61
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$12557

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Cities near Hamamatsu

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

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909