Hamilton vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
54
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
569K
791K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 97% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2004th and 5436th ($2006 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 299th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 265th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Niigata

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Hamilton Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009