Hamamatsu vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2637	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$400	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	57	89
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	788K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5456th and 109th ($1016 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3374th and 7th 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	$4.74	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.94	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18130	$29519

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$959
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$897
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$968
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$908
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$974
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$814
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$853
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$977
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$976
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$884
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$979
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$909
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$973
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$937
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$976
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1005
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$961
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$960
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$978
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$1025
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1001
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$960
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$971
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$985
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$958
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$966
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$970
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$992
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$978
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$985
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$972
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$954

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653