Berlin vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$2934
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	569K

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1150th and 2004th ($2371 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 45th and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hamilton

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	Berlin	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$16689

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757