Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 53.4% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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