Berlin vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2852
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	569K

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1275th and 1801st ($2302 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 111th 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	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17166

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680