Chicago vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
788K

The cost of living in Chicago is 176% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 394th and 5456th ($2799 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 371st 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 427th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 3374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$18130

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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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