Hamilton vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1611
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	569K	1.33M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 69% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1784th and 4495th ($2017 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 239th and 748th 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	$18.8	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125