Hamamatsu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$345
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
788K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 2% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5724th and 5585th ($991 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 13th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Sendai

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Hamamatsu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022