Hamilton vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	569K	686K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 105% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1725th and 5380th ($2103 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 176th and 291st 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	$19	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$19584

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068