Hamamatsu vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$345
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
58
53
😀 Quality of life
86
89
🏙️ Population
788K
686K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 3% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5724th and 5951st ($991 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 630th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 13th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 246th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Shizuoka

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Hamamatsu Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063