Hamamatsu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$407	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	57	7
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	788K	77.6K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 11% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5196th and 5827th ($1045 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 3129th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Phuket

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	Hamamatsu	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810