Amsterdam vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	569K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 38% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 331st and 1784th ($2791 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 29th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hamilton

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	Amsterdam	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$21263

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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