Hamamatsu vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamamatsu	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2629	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$345	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1462	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	58	71
😀 Quality of life	86	74
🏙️ Population	788K	518K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 4% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5724th and 5404th ($991 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 311th 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 13th vs 210th best cities to live in Japan, and 398th vs 2386th 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	$4.61	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.36	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.95%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2728	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.07	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16739	$16539

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047