Hamamatsu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$424
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
80
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
788K
737K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5314th and 206th ($1046 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3144th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$28179

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$996
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$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
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$2172
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$2569
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$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
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$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
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$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263