Hamamatsu vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$345
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$2113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
95
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
788K
824K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 12% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5724th and 4967th ($991 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Ranked 13th vs 17th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 701st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Sakai

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Hamamatsu Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$13407

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029