Hamamatsu vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$424
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$6972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
87
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
788K
1.01M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5314th and 13th ($1046 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3144th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.02
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146