Hamilton vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
569K
1.46M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 119% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1178th and 5138th ($2244 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kyoto

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Hamilton Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006