Chicago vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2833
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
788K

The cost of living in Chicago is 156% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 529th and 5196th ($2678 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 365th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 452nd in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 3129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
0.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$15100

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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