Boston vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	676K	569K

The cost of living in Boston is 76% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 24th and 1784th ($3547 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 31st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 103rd and 239th 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	$21.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$21263

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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