Hamamatsu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$405
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
788K
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 3% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5093rd and 4896th ($1033 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 145th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Ranked 472nd vs 35th best cities to live in Japan, and 2884th vs 484th 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
$4.72
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039