Hamilton vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	569K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 62% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1784th and 4366th ($2017 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 29th 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 Osaka. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 239th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Osaka

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	Hamilton	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008