Hamamatsu vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	57	87
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	788K	518K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 41% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5196th and 2490th ($1045 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 147th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3129th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Sheffield

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	Hamamatsu	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$9487

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$981
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$971
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$919
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$976
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$929
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$860
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$983
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$961
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$908
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$969
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$966
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$925
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$940
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$948
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$931
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1010
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$984
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$932
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$985
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$990
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1008
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1015
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$977
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1003
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$991
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1013
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$995
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1010
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$985
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1016
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$981

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750