Hamamatsu vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2637	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$400	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	57	84
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	788K	430K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 57% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5456th and 1095th ($1016 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 963rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 3374th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Minneapolis

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	Hamamatsu	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.94	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18130	$26604

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Cities near Hamamatsu

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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678