Bangkok vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$424	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	57
😀 Quality of life	75	72
🏙️ Population	5.68M	788K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5912th and 5456th ($958 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 3374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hamamatsu

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	Bangkok	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$18130

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
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