Hamilton vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$2275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
569K
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 109% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1178th and 4822nd ($2244 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kobe

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Hamilton Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$9012

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015