Brampton vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Brampton	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4615	$4597
🏠 One person rent	$1365	$1269
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2102
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$2707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	594K	569K

The cost of living in Brampton is 2% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1503rd and 1603rd ($2088 vs $2044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 26th 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 9th vs 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 61st vs 159th 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	$14.7	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.79	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1365	$1134
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$1092
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2409	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2003	$1833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7803	$11014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6058	$12958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.14	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$877	$1066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12442	$16551

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2339
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$1995
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2224
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2241
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2544
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2412
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$2299
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2091
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1937
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$2034
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2189
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2044
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$1898
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2324
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$1859
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1982
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1977
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1809
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1630
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1865
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1810
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1495
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$1835
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$1892
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1619
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1794
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$1930
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2147
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2295
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2199
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2205
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2062
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2116
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$2144
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2152
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1869
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1776
143 km or 89 mi	London	$2002
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1620

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2091
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1977
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1995
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1937
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2088
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1809
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$1859
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1982
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1767
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2544
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1810
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1495
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2299
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2412
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1835
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1892
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2189
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1619
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2295
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2147
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2034
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2324
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1930
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2205
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2199
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2144
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2152
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2116
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2062
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1630
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2002
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1620
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1865
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1794
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1776