Baltimore vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	58
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	586K	788K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 125% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1414th and 5724th ($2234 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 492nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 164th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hamamatsu

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	Baltimore	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$16739

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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