Hamilton vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
569K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 48% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2004th and 4406th ($2006 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 15th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 265th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kawasaki

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Hamilton Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102