Hamilton vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
569K
1.96M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 91% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1178th and 4509th ($2244 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sapporo

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Hamilton Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117