Hamilton vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
569K
1.33M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 95% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1801st and 5151st ($2089 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 111th and 1177th 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
$18.2
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$15321

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102