Hamamatsu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2629	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1462	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	80
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	788K	737K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5724th and 142nd ($991 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 398th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Seattle

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	Hamamatsu	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.36	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2728	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16739	$28950

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Cities near Hamamatsu

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173