Hamamatsu vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$345
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
78
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
788K
662K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5724th and 822nd ($991 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 2nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 398th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Vancouver

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Hamamatsu Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$21986

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$926
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$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
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$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

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$2478
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$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
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$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
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$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
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$3559
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$3154
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$3292
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$2896
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$2915