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

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Hamamatsu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$345
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$5742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
87
😀 Quality of life
86
91
🏙️ Population
788K
1.01M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5724th and 8th ($991 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 398th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs San Jose, United States

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Hamamatsu San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$23160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212