Hamamatsu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$345
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
86
75
🏙️ Population
788K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5724th and 4971st ($991 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 398th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Shanghai

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Hamamatsu Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$27781

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$940
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$904
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$945
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$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
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$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

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765