Hamamatsu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$407	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	57	5
😀 Quality of life	68	34
🏙️ Population	788K	115K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 147% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5196th and 8915th ($1045 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3129th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Thimphu

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	Hamamatsu	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300