Hamamatsu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2601
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
80
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
788K
737K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5611th and 126th ($995 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 94th 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 1.3 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Hamamatsu ranked 357th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 2696th and 147th 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
$4.33
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.76
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.09%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5489
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17211
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098