Hamamatsu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$424
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
788K
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.8% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5314th and 5386th ($1046 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 468th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Ranked 441st vs 24th best cities to live in Japan, and 3144th vs 592nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Saitama

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Hamamatsu Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075