Hamamatsu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$424	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$404
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	57	1
😀 Quality of life	68	22
🏙️ Population	788K	63.4K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 101% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5314th and 8519th ($1046 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th and 1st in Japan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Japan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Hamamatsu ranked 441st best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3144th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs South Tarawa

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	Hamamatsu	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$3482

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571