Hamilton vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
569K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 99% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2004th and 5531st ($2006 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 360th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 265th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Sendai

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Hamilton Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014