Chiang Mai vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2833
🏠 One person rent	$291	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	57
😀 Quality of life	64	68
🏙️ Population	1.2M	788K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 34% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 6939th and 5196th ($691 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 365th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 4535th and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Hamamatsu

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	Chiang Mai	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$15100

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579

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