Hamamatsu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	50
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	788K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5314th and 1290th ($1046 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 23rd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3144th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Ottawa

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	Hamamatsu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884