Hamamatsu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	57	99
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	788K	1.6M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 60% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5196th and 664th ($1045 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 3129th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Philadelphia

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	Hamamatsu	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$19774

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Cities near Hamamatsu

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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693