Berlin vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	569K

The cost of living in Berlin is 0.5% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1784th ($2027 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 239th 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	$14.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$21263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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