Hamamatsu vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	97
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	788K	441K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 67% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5314th and 91st ($1046 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3144th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Oakland

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	Hamamatsu	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$27655

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288