Hamilton vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$2552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
569K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 104% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1178th and 4726th ($2244 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 73rd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 355th 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
$14.8
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045