Hamamatsu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$407	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	57	31
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	788K	120K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 34% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5196th and 6518th ($1045 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 5th in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3129th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Pattaya

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	Hamamatsu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$8876

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508