Hamamatsu vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$407	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	57	1
😀 Quality of life	68	23
🏙️ Population	788K	63.4K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 104% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5196th and 8525th ($1045 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 452nd best city to live in Japan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3129th and 8757th 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	$4.77	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$3341

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562