Boston vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	676K	569K

The cost of living in Boston is 74% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 27th and 1725th ($3652 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 23rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 71st and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hamilton

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	Boston	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$19470

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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