Hamamatsu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamamatsu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2744	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$424	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$814	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1588	$742
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5314th and 5798th ($1046 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th 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 441st best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3144th and 6033rd 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	$4.92	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.94%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5018	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12706	$13132

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Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$993
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$971
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$946
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$959
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$989
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$972
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$993
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$995
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$1019
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$964
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$1091
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$1036
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$1033
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$1054
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$991
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$1069
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$1029
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$1034
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$1046
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$1023
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$1042
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$1027
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$1031
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1048
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$1049
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$1033
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$1050
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$1034
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$1023
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$1052
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$1007

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892