Baku vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$316	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	57
😀 Quality of life	60	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	788K

The cost of living in Baku is 27% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6590th and 5196th ($766 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 365th in Azerbaijan and Japan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 5270th and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Hamamatsu

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	Baku	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$15100

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

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