Hamilton vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
569K
1.46M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 85% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1801st and 4965th ($2089 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 69th 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 Kyoto. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 111th and 946th 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
$18.2
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$5281

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041