Chicago vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
58
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
788K

The cost of living in Chicago is 185% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 375th and 5724th ($2822 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 492nd 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 13th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hamamatsu

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Chicago Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$16739

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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