Bucharest vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$535	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1462
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	58
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	788K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 15% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 4935th and 5724th ($1138 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 492nd in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 508th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hamamatsu

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	Bucharest	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$16739

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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