Hamilton vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$2289
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
91
82
🏙️ Population
569K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 55% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1725th and 4361st ($2103 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 16th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 176th and 600th 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
$19
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$10654

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085