Hamilton vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$1869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	569K	1.33M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 107% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1463rd and 5386th ($2154 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 468th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 241st and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Saitama

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	Hamilton	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$12701

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075