Hamamatsu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$405
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
57
73
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
788K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 0.7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5093rd and 5135th ($1033 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 472nd vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 2884th vs 603rd 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
$4.72
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011