Bangkok vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$416	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	57
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	5.68M	788K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 10% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5196th ($941 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 365th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 1221st and 3129th 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	$2.97	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$15100

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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