Hamilton vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$2098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	569K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 101% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1178th and 4674th ($2244 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 15th 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	$14.8	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$8601

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Cities near Hamilton

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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933