Cleveland vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	73
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	373K	569K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 6% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2110th and 1784th ($1899 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 305th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Hamilton

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	Cleveland	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$21263

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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