Hamamatsu vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2637	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$400	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$678	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	57	70
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	788K	518K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 3% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5456th and 5190th ($1016 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 427th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 3374th vs 2064th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Utsunomiya

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	Hamamatsu	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.94	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$496	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18130	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004