Berlin vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$2679
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	569K

The cost of living in Berlin is 6% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1418th and 1725th ($2222 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 176th 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	$16.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$19470

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659