Hamilton vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hamilton	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2244	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4752	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1423	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3156	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	53
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	569K	686K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 129% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1178th and 5464th ($2244 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 143rd and 290th 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	$14.8	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2062	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.88%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16988	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.37	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1101	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21895	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052