Hamamatsu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	57	89
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	788K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5196th and 129th ($1045 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3129th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Singapore City

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	Hamamatsu	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605