Hamamatsu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamamatsu	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2833	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$407	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1516	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	13
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	788K	948K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 10% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5196th and 4590th ($1045 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamamatsu compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hamamatsu ranked 452nd best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3129th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Vientiane

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	Hamamatsu	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$286	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$827	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.96%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2562	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.09	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.22	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.3	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$551	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15100	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393