Hamamatsu vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$400
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$8151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
81
😀 Quality of life
72
100
🏙️ Population
788K
449K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5456th and 23rd ($1016 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3374th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$22875

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041