Hamilton vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
569K
1.52M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 90% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1725th and 4945th ($2103 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 176th and 708th 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
$19
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$10723

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079