Hamamatsu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$405
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
788K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5093rd and 4461st ($1033 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hamamatsu ranked 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2884th and 558th 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
$4.72
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$28143

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$963
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$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

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$1074
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$731
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$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740