Brampton vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brampton	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4548	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1272	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2785	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	656K	569K

The cost of living in Brampton is 3% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1900th and 1725th ($2033 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 23rd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Ranked 3rd vs 17th best cities to live in Canada, and 19th vs 176th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Hamilton

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	Brampton	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.63	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2160	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5891	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5238	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$955	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11256	$19470

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2326
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2379
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2241
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2464
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1869
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2193
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1998
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2103
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2010
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2449
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2071
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1844
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1564
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1443
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2049
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1683
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1936
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2044
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2096
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2187
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2109
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2082
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2083
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1868
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1971
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1659
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1931
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1925

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