Hamilton vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
569K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 49% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1801st and 4342nd ($2089 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 111th and 62nd 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
$18.2
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144