Hamilton vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$2528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	569K	686K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 117% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1784th and 5882nd ($2017 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 239th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Shizuoka

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	Hamilton	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083