Hamilton vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
569K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 94% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4890th ($2154 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 241st and 91st 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
$14.9
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057